Fellowships: Endocrinology and Metabolism – F06
This special emphasis panel reviews fellowship applications in the general area of endocrinology and metabolism, addressing molecular, cellular, translational, and higher order hormone-regulated processes in physiology and pathophysiology. Included are applications from a broad spectrum of research related to all aspects of general endocrinology. Applications focused on diabetes mellitus (including its pathogenesis, complications and treatment), the biology of the pancreatic islet cells, adipocyte biology, obesity (including its causes and treatment), aging and regulation of steroid responsive tissue. In general, F06 covers sciences ranging across all EMS study sections
Review Dates
Topics
- Physiological, pathophysiological, and molecular and cell biological processes involving hypothalamic, pituitary, pineal, thyroid, adrenal, gonadal, and pancreatic hormones. Invokes mammalian and non-mammalian systems, model organisms, and clinical studies.
- Signaling pathways focused on understanding steroid hormones and growth factors contribution to aging, normal growth regulation, and non-malignant pathologies development of endocrine responsive tissues e.g., breast, ovaries, endometrium. Studies on menopause will also be considered.
- Insulin regulation, insulin resistance, and mechanisms of glucose transport.
- Pancreatic islet cell development, differentiation, Islet cell replication, and stem cell biology.
- Adipocyte development and function and communication with other endocrine organs and tissues.
- Basic cell biology, development of genetic tools, and translational studies on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
- Endocrine regulation and inflammatory pathways modulating metabolic syndrome, obesity, and inflammatory pathways diabetes in aging.
