Cross-sections of healthy (left) and failing (right) mouse hearts
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Dr. Dale Abel
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Learn more about the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center

The FOE Diabetes Research Center is uniquely poised to become a premier research institute focused on advancing knowledge of the mechanisms of diabetes and complications through cutting-edge research. Learn more

E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD
Director, FOE Diabetes Research Center 

Members

Learn more about the 90+ investigators spanning a wide variety of disciplines that comprise the membership of the FOE Diabetes Research Center.

Research

Learn more about the cutting-edge diabetes research happening in the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center and the Metabolic Phenotyping Core.

Welcome Video

Brief video tour of the history and mission of the FOEDRC

Ways to Give

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News

FOEDRC Member Receives the Carl J. Wiggers Award
Abel Lab receives new $1.4M grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how mitochondrial proteins link estrogen to thrombosis risk.
Two members of the Abel lab receive awards at the University of Iowa Annual Discovery and Innovation Awards Ceremony
Approval Granted for New Clinical Trial to FOEDRC Member, Sue Bodine
FOEDRC Member Trainee Awarded Grant from NIH NRSA

Events