BBDC Newsletter
| BBDC NEWS | Vol. 11, No. 1 -- September 2010 |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
BBDC SEMINAR SERIES 2010/11
The BBDC will be hosting four diabetes-related seminars which are held in conjunction with City-wide Endocrine Rounds. The seminars are held on selected Friday mornings from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Mount Sinai Hospital, Lebovic Building, 60 Murray Street, 3rd floor conference room. Faculty wishing to meet with any of the visiting speakers should contact the BBDC at diabetes.bbdc@utoronto.ca . Speakers will include:
| December 10, 2010 | Langerhans Meets Malthus: Beta-cell Population Size in Diabetes Michael S. German, MD Professor in Residence, Clinical Director, & Associate Director University of California San Francisco Diabetes Center Justine K. Schreyer Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research |
| January 14, 2011 | Sweet Genes - The Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes Robert Sladek, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism McGill University |
| February 18, 2011 | Obesity and Metabolic Diseases: The Skinny on Fat Synthesis and Storage Robert V. Farese, Jr., MD Senior Investigator, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry and Biophysics University of California, San Francisco |
| April 29, 2011 | Obesity and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Samuel Klein, MD William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science Director, Center for Human Nutrition Director, Center for Applied Research Sciences Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis |
DIABETES UPDATE 2011
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Management of
Diabetes
Mark your calendar. Our next Diabetes Update will be held on Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Diabetes Update is an accredited, full day, continuing education event which attracts over 600 health care professionals including, but not limited to, physicians, nurses, dietitians, and pharmacists and medical residents from across Ontario and beyond. The program will include guest and local speakers and will be comprised of plenary lectures followed by smaller, interactive concurrent sessions. Topics will include: practical management of diabetes using insulin and oral agents; the role of new agents in the management of diabetes; in-hospital diabetes care; nutritional guidelines; managing cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes; the role of continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pump therapy - can the loop be closed?; management of diabetes in the paediatric population; the role of bariatric surgery in the management of diabetes, strategies to improve diabetes self-management; how gender affects diabetes management. The preliminary program and registration information will be available in late November 2010. Please check our web site for updates at http://www.bbdc.org/educationalAct/update.htm.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
PILOT GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO DIABETES EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT AND CARE 2011/2012
This program provides funding of up to $20,000 per applicant for
pilot projects which are one to two years in length. It is
intended to support novel and innovative research initiatives in the
following general areas: i) Diabetes care delivery ii) Evaluation of
diabetes education programs iii) Practical issues in diabetes
management. This program is designed to encourage new academic
research activities that would not usually be supported by traditional
granting processes. Specifically, we invite applications from
frontline diabetes health care professionals working in University of
Toronto affiliated institutions. To be eligible to apply, the
principal applicant must be a health care professional whose primary
appointment/employment (more than 50% of total salary) is with a
University of Toronto affiliated institution or with the University of
Toronto. Staff at both fully and community affiliated University of
Toronto institutions are eligible to apply. Eligible
applicants include physicians, nurses, dietitians, social workers,
pharmacists and others on the front line of diabetes care. The
principal applicant must be a registered member* of the BBDC. In order
to determine if proposals meet the eligibility guidelines of this
funding program, applicants must first submit a 1-page letter of
intent and brief estimated budget to the BBDC by Tuesday, September 28,
2010. For complete award details and application
instructions, please see the following web page:
http://www.bbdc.org/fundingOpp/pilot.htm .
TRAINEE TRAVEL AWARDS 2010/2011 (PERIOD 1)
FOR TRAVEL OCCURRING BETWEEN JULY 1 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010
Awards of up to $1,000 (Canadian) are available to trainees who will be traveling to a national or international meeting between July 1 and December 31, 2010 to present a first-author abstract. The content of the abstract must be directly related to an area of diabetes research. At the time of abstract submission to the meeting, the applicant must be either: A) a registered University of Toronto graduate student; B) a post-doctoral research fellow having received a PhD within the last 5 years; or C) a clinical fellow or medical resident having received an MD within the last 9 years. The applicant’s supervisor must hold a full-time faculty appointment with the University of Toronto and must also be a registered member* of the BBDC at the time of application submission. The deadline for receipt of applications is 5 p.m., Tuesday, October 5, 2010. For complete award details and application instructions please see the following web page: http://www.bbdc.org/fundingOpp/travel.htm .
DIABETES EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD 2010
Each year the BBDC presents one award to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding efforts and achievements in his/her role as a diabetes educator. This award is meant to recognize those who educate at the patient/client and community/professional levels. Candidates must be nominated for the award by a health care professional. To be eligible, the nominee must be a full or part-time diabetes educator or other health care professional employed by a University of Toronto-affiliated institution. Educators at both fully and community affiliated University of Toronto institutions are eligible to be nominated. The nominee must have a minimum 3 years of full or part-time experience as a diabetes educator. The deadline for receipt of nominations is Tuesday, November 23, 2010. For complete award details and nomination instructions please see the following web page: http://www.bbdc.org/fundingOpp/educator.htm .
Upcoming Funding Opportunities:
Information on the following programs will be posted on the BBDC’s web site
soon:
- Charles Hollenberg Summer Studentship Program 2011.
Application deadline: January 25, 2011
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* Those who are new to the field of diabetes research, education or care and are not members of the BBDC can request free membership by contacting the Centre prior to submitting an application. For more information about BBDC Membership, please view the MEMBERSHIP section of our web site at http://www.bbdc.org/membership/index.htm .
AWARD RESULTS**
GRADUATE STUDENTSHIPS 2010/2011
BBDC-Novo Nordisk Studentships:
| Applicant | Supervisor(s) | Title of Research |
|---|---|---|
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Cristina Dirlea |
Dr. Adria Giacca | The Role of JNK and ER Stress in Fat-induced Insulin Resistance |
| Kevin Foley | Dr. Amira Klip | Mechanisms regulating the intracellular transit of GLUT4 into insulin- and contraction-sensitive compartments in skeletal muscle cells |
| Lulu Gao | Dr. Martin Wojtowicz | CIHR Team in vascular cognitive impairment. Animal models of diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and co-morbidity |
| Ken Lee | Dr. I. George Fantus | High-glucose induced ROS production is mediated by c-Src-dependent activation of Vav2 and Rac1 in mesangial cells |
| Andrew Mulherin | Dr. Patricia Brubaker | Metformin-induced secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 from the intestinal L-cell |
| Monika Poreba | Dr. Patricia Brubaker | Role of fatty acid transport proteins in oleic acid-induced secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| Tupur Rahman | Dr. Carol Greenwood & Dr. Nicole Anderson |
Understanding Cognitive Functions in Older Adults Following Glucose Ingestion Through Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| Anu Shah | Dr. I. George Fantus | The Role of TxNIP in the Development of Diabetic Nephropathy |
| Sally Yu Shi | Dr. Minna Woo | Role of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in pancreatic beta-cells |
| Akansha Tiwari | Dr. Allen Volchuk | Role of SDF2L1 in ER Stress Conditions in Pancreatic Beta-cells |
| Stephanie Tung | Dr. Denise Belsham | Molecular mechanisms involved in serotonin action on POMC neurons |
BBDC-University Health Network Graduate Awards:
| Applicant | Supervisor(s) | Title of Research |
|---|---|---|
| Safina Ali | Dr. Daniel Drucker | Elucidation of novel mechanisms of Glucagon action in the cardiovascular and beta cell function. |
| Wilfred Ip | Dr. Tianru Jin & Dr. Xiao-Yan Wen |
Role of the Wnt signalling pathway in metabolic homeostasis – Expression and function of the Wnt effector TCF7L2 |
| Naim Panjwani | Dr. Daniel Drucker | The role of the glucagon-like peptide-1-receptor in atherosclerosis |
| Kacey Prentice | Dr. Michael Wheeler | The functional and molecular characterization of insulin-producing cells derived from pancreatic multipotent precursors (PMPs) |
| Shuo (Clair) Yang | Dr. Tony Lam | Dissecting the mechanisms of hypothalamic nutrient-sensing |
| Applicant | Supervisor | Title of Research |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Sandro Serino | Dr. Michael Wheeler | Understanding novel zinc transport mechanisms in pancreatic beta cells and their impact on glucose homeostasis |
| Applicant | Supervisor | Title of Research |
|---|---|---|
| Yin Kwan Aaron Ming | Dr. Jonathan Rocheleau | Glucose modulated beta-cell coupling in pancreatic islets through PKA phosphorylation of connexin36 |
**An essential condition of all BBDC
programs is the acknowledgement of BBDC support, where appropriate, in all
publications and presentations relevant to the BBDC-supported research program.
Failure to appropriately acknowledge the BBDC in relevant publications and
presentations will be considered grounds for suspending future eligibility for
BBDC funding programs.
BBDC CORE LABORATORY
The BBDC Core Laboratory provides analytical and technical support to
the
BBDC membership is free and open to individuals involved in full or part-time diabetes research, education, and patient care (i.e. scientists, physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, etc.), and whose primary appointment/employment (more than 50% of total salary) is with the University of Toronto or one of its affiliated institutions. Staff at both fully and partially affiliated institutions are eligible to apply for membership. For more information about BBDC membership, please view the MEMBERSHIP section of our web site at http://www.bbdc.org/membership/index.htm.
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DIRECTOR: DANIEL J. DRUCKER, MD, FRCPC
Banting & Best Diabetes Centre
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Located at the Toronto General Hospital
200 Elizabeth Street
Eaton Building, 12th Floor, Room 12E248
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4
Phone: (416) 978-4656 • Fax: (416) 978-4108
E-mail:
diabetes.bbdc@utoronto.ca • Web site:
www.bbdc.org