NIH NIDDK New Investigator Gateway Award Recipients (May 2023)

Congratulations to the May 2023 Recipients of the NIH NIDDK New Investigator Gateway Awards

Congratulations to these three investigators on joining HIRN via the NIH NIDDK Gateway Award Initiative.  This award was designed to ensure that a robust pipeline of talented new investigators will continue to embark on successful careers in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. The recipients will be embedded within the HIRN scientific framework to provide unique opportunities for New and Early Stage Investigators to increase their understanding of key questions in the field, to network, and to establish unique and potentially long-lasting collaborations that will propel their careers forward. It is anticipated that the Gateway award will provide the support needed to enhance the success of future R01 submissions from New Investigators interested in pursuing careers in T1D research.

	Amish Asthana, PhD, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Research Abstract: “A microwell perfusion plate for manufacturing & testing islet-like clusters” HIRN Consortium: CHIB Date Awarded: May 1, 2023
	Jason Bini,PhD, Yale University  Research Abstract: “Positron emission tomography to characterize beta cell mass in individuals from multiple stages in the progression of T1D” HIRN Consortium: HPAC Date Awarded: May 1, 2023
	Richard Aaron Cox, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Research Abstract: “GABP is a novel regulator of beta cell metabolism & proliferation” HIRN Consortium: CTAR Date Awarded: May 1, 2023
	Jing Liu, PhD, Indiana University-Purdue University Research Abstract: “Image based spatial transcriptomics to identify b cell phenotypes in T1D” HIRN Consortium: CBDS Date Awarded: May 1, 2023
	Matthew Wortham, PhD, University of California, San Diego Research Abstract: “Metabolic requirements of pancreatic beta cell proliferation” HIRN Consortium: CTAR Date Awarded: May 1, 2023