# Human Physiology Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2020 · $188,258

## Abstract

The Human Physiology Core provides state-of-the-art, cost-effective, centralized services for assessment of
biochemical analytes, human body composition and energy metabolism, insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function,
and cardiovascular function for diabetes-related research studies. Toward this end, the Core maintains
instruments, collects and provides quality control data, maintains and offers a web-based scheduling system, and
provides staffing by trained technical personnel for a broad suite of measures and services that can accommodate
the needs of small pilot studies and student projects up to large R01-level protocols. In addition, the Core promotes
multi-disciplinary research in diabetes across the UAB campus, and offers training, advice, and instruction to
students, fellows, and faculty. Lastly, the Core contributes to the development, evolution, and expansion of
methodology in field of diabetes at UAB by implementing and validating new technology and methodology. New
technology offered in this project period includes “LiverLab” software for assessing tissue and organ composition
from magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. New services offered in this renewal are support for human
tissue biopsy and sleep/circadian studies. Thus, the Human Physiology Core facilitates research involving human
volunteers including patients with diabetes and cardiometabolic disease. This is an important component of the
DRC’s overall research program which spans a broad translational spectrum and endeavors to identify new
therapeutic targets and bring better treatments to the clinic in the prevention and treatment of diabetes.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9975847
- **Project number:** 5P30DK079626-13
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** BARBARA A GOWER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $188,258
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9975847

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9975847, Human Physiology Core (5P30DK079626-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9975847. Licensed CC0.

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