Research Reviews:
Women and Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association Research Program supports basic and clinical diabetes research aimed at preventing, treating, and curing diabetes. The diabetes research projects we support cover the spectrum from islet cell biology and transplantation techniques, to studies in education and behavioral issues.
ADA-funded Researcher Database
Want to know what diabetes research is happening in your state? Check out our Diabetes Research database. This database will allow you to search for useful information on ADA-funded research grants. Searches can be done by keyword, the name of the researcher, and the type of diabetes research being performed. The database also provides brief descriptions of each project, as well as a "Researcher Profile" section where the investigator is given the opportunity to explain how his/her study is important to the field of diabetes research.
ADA-funded research specific to women
Catalano, Patrick M., MD
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Role of placental leptin in the regulation of fetal growth and adiposity
Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Charron-Prochownick, Denise, PhD, CPNP
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
Reproductive health program for teen girls with diabetes: An intervention study (outcome and cost-effectiveness evaluation)
Type 1 Diabetes
Ferrara, Assiamira, MD, PhD
Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
Oakland, CA
Is past use of hormonal contraceptives associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus?
Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Hillier, Teresa, MD
Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
Portland, OR
Hyperglycemia in pregnancy: Risk factors and outcomes to mother and child in a multi-ethnic population
Gestational Diabetes
Hunt, Kelly J, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Gestational, early life and genetic effects on obesity and diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Loeken, Mary R., PhD
Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, MA
Neural tube effects caused by diabetic pregnancy: roles of insufficient Pax3 gene expression and p53-dependent apoptosis
Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Maric, Christine, PhD
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Role of estrogen in diabetic renal disease
Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Metzger, Boyd E., MD
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO)
Gestational Diabetes
Regensteiner, Judith G., PhD
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO
Exercise and type 2 diabetes: gender and endothelial function
Type 2 Diabetes
Thadhani, Ravi I., MD
Thadhani
Boston, MA
Prospective Evaluation of Inflammatory Cytokines and Angiogenesis Related Growth Factors in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Gestational Diabetes
Jovanovic, Lois, MD
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Santa Barbara, CA
Pregnancy as a model for rejuvenation of pancreatic beta-cell function
Type 1 Diabetes
Palta, Mari, PhD
Madison, WI
The Wisconsin women and diabetes study: bone mineral density and estrogen levels
Type 1 Diabetes
Grodstein, Francine, ScD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Type 2 diabetes and cognitive decline in women
Type 2 Diabetes
Gunderson, Erica Pauline, PhD
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA
Prospective study of childbearing and correlates of insulin resistance in nondiabetic women
Type 2 Diabetes
Lawrence, Jean Marie, ScD
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
Pasadena, CA
Epidemiology of gestational diabetes mellitus in a multi-ethnic population
Gestational Diabetes
Steffen, Lyn M., PhD
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Abdominal obesity and risk factors for the metabolic syndrome among Hispanic and NHW women
Type 2 Diabetes
Wagner, Julie Ann, PhD
University of Connecticut
Farmington, CT
Relationships among type 2 diabetes, history of depression, and coronary heart disease risk in postmenopausal women
Type 2 Diabetes
Nicholson, Wanda Kay, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Interventions to promote weight loss among postpartum African-American women
Gestational Diabetes
