2026 Pilot Awardees
Hannah Ainsworth, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Prioritizing Diabetes Risk Loci with Intrinsic DNA Topology: From Association to Functional Mechanisms
Jessica Cannavino, PhD
Duke University School of Medicine
Determinants of the Therapeutic Efficacy of Weight Loss Interventions and the Metabolic Memory of Obesity
Wei-Tang Chang, PhD
UNC School of Medicine
Alterations in Glymphatic Function During Acute Hyperglycemia
Alexis Ganesh, PhD
NC A&T State University
Muscle, Mobility, and Brain Health in Older Adults with Diabetes
Kennita Johnson, PhD
UNC Chapel Hill
AI-Powered Quantitative Ultrasound Detection of Fatty Pancreas Disease for Diabetes Prognosis: A Pilot Animal Study
Jessica Ellis, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Novels Tools to Investigate Fatty Acid Beta-Oxidation Intermediate Accumulation
Katherine Sauder, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Pilot and Feasibility Study of CGM to Replace the OGTT in Postpartum GDM Screening