February 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 Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Alterations in Glymphatic Function During Acute Hyperglycemia
Jessica Ellis, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Novels Tools to Investigate Fatty Acid Beta-Oxidation Intermediate Accumulation
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
Katherine Sauder, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Pilot and Feasibility Study of CGM to Replace the OGTT in Postpartum GDM Screening