M. Alan Permutt, M.D. (Director)

DEPARTMENT OF Internal Medicine
Keywords: diabetes education, diabetes mellitus, clinical research

The overall goal of the Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC) is to bring together clinical and basic science investigators and health care professionals to increase the effectiveness of diabetes research and health care delivery. Our DRTC is based on a program of excellence in biomedical research in the area of diabetes and related metabolic and endocrine disorders which has been in continuous operation for 15 years. The center coordinates, integrates and provides guidance in the conduct of ongoing research and leads the development of new programs in diabetes research. Resources made available to diabetes researchers include cores in clinical research-model patient care, radioimmunoassay, mass spectrometry, human islet isolation, molecular biology and animal transgenics. The DRTC also serves as a liaison to local, regional and national agencies and organizations working in diabetes.