Funding innovative research for a global cure.
Who We Fund
The Alberta Diabetes Foundation prides itself on funding ground-breaking research projects conducted by world class researchers at the Alberta Diabetes Institute.
These are some of the projects Alberta Diabetes Foundation is proud to fund:
Pilot Projects
Dr. Andrea Haqq - Lipid and Ghrelin Metabolism in Childhood Obesity and children with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Learn more about the project
Dr. Andrew Holt - The role of primary amine oxidase in diabetic vascular complications.
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Dr. David Wright - Apelin and skeletal muscle insulin action: A potential novel treatment modality for type 2 diabetes.
Dr. John Elliott - Establishing NOD ES cells to generate HLA-DQ* transgenic knock-in NOD mice.
Dr. Diana Mager - How does meal pattern influence post-prandial lipid metabolism in obese children. Learn more about the project
Dr. Catherine Field - Profiling the immune system in obese insulin-resistant patients and comparing this to age-sex and BMI-mated subjects without insulin resistence.
Dr. Normand Boulé - Exercise and intra-abdominal fat in type 2 diabetes.
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Studentships
Mohammed Ahmed
Govindarajan (Raju) Thangavelu
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