Medical Student Research Fellowship for Summer 2009

Mentor: Philipp E. Scherer, PhD
Department: Internal Medicine
Room number: L5-210
Mail Code: 8549
Phone number: 8-8715
E-mail: philipp.scherer@utsouthwestern.edu
Project title: Adiponectin-mediated effects in target tissues

Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): N/A

Animal subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): APN: 1148-07-01-1

Project Type (patient-based research, animal-based research, or basic research; this characterization is only to permit a general classification for grouping similar types of projects)
Animal-based research and basic research

Brief Description of Project:

This project is focused on the identification of the mechanisms of adiponectin-mediated effects in target tissues, such as liver and beta cells.
Methodologies employed:
A) Metabolic characterization of mouse models
B) Tissue-culture-based assays
C) Molecular biology based approaches (subcloning)

Previous Research Activities or Publications with Medical Students:

Summer internships of a number of Medical Students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.