Fellowship Training Grants

Fellowship Training in Pediatric Diabetes

Contact: Neil H. White, M.D., C.D.E.

The Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes has an NIDDK/JDRF/ADA-funded Fellowship Training Program in Pediatric Diabetes, supported by a T32 grant and associated with an institutional career development program (K12). The long-term objective of the training program is to take advantage of the considerable resources and strengths of Washington University School of Medicine to facilitate training and career development in biomedical research and education related to childhood diabetes. There are 29 potential faculty mentors with diabetes-related research interests divided into four general themes: Immumobiology of Type 1 Diabetes; Insulin Secretion and Action; Biology of Diabetes Complications; and Prevention and Control of Diabetes and Its Complications. The overall specific aims of this fellowship training program are: 1) to identify potential trainees during their pediatric residency; and 2) to provide trainees with research training in pediatric diabetes in the laboratory of an established investigator. The program provides support for two years of research training in pediatric diabetes in the course of a 3-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship experience in pediatric endocrinology and metabolism. The training includes direct research experience under the guidance of a well-established mentor and didactic training in pediatric diabetes and clinical research.