Three five-year Research Scholar Awards were given to tenure track faculty who show outstanding promise in the field of diabetes/obesity research.  Additionally, the FOE DRC Pilot Project Program awards $50,000 annually to young investigators who propose to establish a research career in diabetes/obesity, to senior investigators in another field who want to explore a project related to diabetes/obesity, or to an established diabetes/obesity investigator who proposes to pursue an entirely new approach.  Recipients are chosen based on a competitive evaluation of proposals submitted by the applicants. 

Research Scholar Recipients

	Andrew Norris, MD, PhD  Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Endocrinology and Diabetes Associate Professor of Biochemistry Project Title: To identify early points of intervention that will serve to reduce a person's lifetime risk of diabetes.
	Kamal Rahmouni, PhD  Associate Professor Pharmacology Project Title: To provide new insights into why certain individuals develop diabetes or its complications.

Current Pilot Project Program Recipients

Catalyst Awards
	Jon Resch, PhD Assistant Professor Neuroscience and Pharmacology  Project title: "Genetic dissection of hypothalamic regulators of thermogenic adipose tissue."
	Ling Yang, PhD Associate Professor  Anatomy and Cell Biology  Project title: "The Role of Pituitary-Hepatic Crosstalk in Obesity-Associated Fatty Liver Disease."
Seed Grant Recipient
	Erin Talbert, PhD Assistant Professor Health and Human Physiology Project title: "Insulin resistance in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer-induced cachexia."