# Enrichment

> **NIH NIH P30** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · 2020 · $35,578

## Abstract

The Enrichment Program of the CDTR the under the new leadership of Consuelo Wilkins, MD, orchestrates a
range of essential CDTR activities that greatly enhance the environment for diabetes research at Vanderbilt.
She is supported in these activities by the CDTR Administrative Core and by Tom Elasy and Russell
Rothman who also have considerable educational and mentoring expertise. The CDTR uses multiple
mechanisms to enhance the diabetes research, education and outreach. The goals of these efforts are to: 1)
integrate and communicate the diverse interests of our membership to foster collaboration and generate new
ideas to enhance our impact on diabetes treatment and outcomes; 2) train the next generation of diabetes
researchers and provide a supportive environment for exchange of research ideas, mentoring, and career
development; 3) educate the research community and general public about current research advances in
diabetes. The CDTR collaborates with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center to provide an organizational structure
that coordinates and enhances our Enrichment. Importantly, Vanderbilt provides direct financial support to the
Center and these funds, as well as contributions from philanthropic sources, greatly amplify CDTR efforts.
These funds support CDTR enrichment activities such as the seminar series and Diabetes Day (NIH funds are
not sufficient to cover these costs) and training-related activities.
Specific Aim 1. Coordinate and provide enrichment activities that enhance the exchange of information
and ideas to foster collaboration and advancement in diabetes research. Our Enrichment activities
include a weekly CDTR seminar series, annual Diabetes Research Day, annual P&F symposium, sponsorship
of invited lecturers for the high-profile Lecture series, and two invited lectureships per year.
Specific Aim 2. Coordinate and support outreach efforts to Vanderbilt community, middle Tennessee
area and beyond. With support from the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, the CDTR collaborates with the Division
of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (Adult), and the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology on local
enrichment, educational, and outreach activities. These include annual events such as Diabetes Family Day,
Diabetes Month, and fundraising walks and rides. In addition, we recently began a partnership with Vanderbilt
undergraduates to promote diabetes awareness on campus. Although these varied activities are not directly
supported financially by the CDTR, they provide important opportunities for our PIs and trainees to become
actively involved in the community and promote diabetes awareness and support for diabetes research. Dr.
Wilkins is particularly well suited to expand our outreach to racial and ethnic minorities given her role as
Director of the Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10016279
- **Project number:** 5P30DK092986-11
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** CONSUELO HOPKINS WILKINS
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $35,578
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2011-09-01 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10016279

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10016279, Enrichment (5P30DK092986-11). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10016279. Licensed CC0.

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