# Developing Pediatric Diabetes Investigators for the Future

> **NIH NIH K12** · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2020 · $395,149

## Abstract

SUMMARY ABSTRACT
This application is a proposal for a career development program for pediatric endocrinologists, designed to
provide multidisciplinary training in diabetes research at The Barbara Davis Center (BDC), The University of
Colorado School of Medicine (UC SOM) and the wider Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC). The proposal’s
rationale is: 1) there is a critical nationwide shortage of pediatric endocrinologists trained and experienced in
T1D and T2D research 2) diabetes is an increasingly significant healthcare problem in the pediatric population
with devastating consequences from a personal and health economics viewpoint 3) current rapid advances in
diabetes investigation calls for an increased pool of physician scientists trained in clinical, biochemical,
epidemiological, and behavioral research to carry out basic and translational research in pediatric T1D and
T2D to bring advances in diabetes research to the clinical arena. The BDC has an extensive and proven record
in research training of young investigators. The BDC and AMC have a well-established network of investigators
working in the epidemiology, new diabetes technology, immuno-biology, genetics, and molecular biology of
T1D diabetes, as well as the abnormal pathophysiology of T2D. This network of experienced mentors is ideally
suited to develop the next generation of pediatric endocrinologists into independent diabetes investigators in
high impact T1D and T2D research. Areas of research focus within The BDC include islet cell development,
genetics, molecular biology, immunology and the autoimmunity, prediction and prevention of type 1 diabetes,
and the epidemiology, prevention and improved treatment, including new technology advancement, of T1D and
T2D. These areas of research are urgently needed and have been identified as important to the national public
health to improve diabetes treatment in the US. This application is enhanced by the NIH supported Colorado
Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI), Pediatric and Adult Clinical Translational Research
Centers, as well as a strong Masters of Science in Public Health and in Clinical Science and PhD programs in
the Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH) and the CCTSI. This application has the support of the
Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine, The CSPH, and Children’s Hospital Colorado. The ability to provide
excellent didactic coursework in statistics, epidemiology, research methods, ethics of human research, medical
writing, biochemistry, pharmacokinetics, molecular and developmental biology, as well as human medical and
molecular genetics through the CCTSI, the BDC and the CSPH combined with a strong mentoring faculty at
the BDC, UCSOM and CSPH will allow us to provide the career development for pediatric endocrinologists
producing independent investigators, capable of competing for funding in high quality diabetes research. Other
programs within AMC that are supportive of this program include the Program in Human Ge...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9987622
- **Project number:** 5K12DK094712-10
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
- **Principal Investigator:** Andrea Steck
- **Activity code:** K12 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $395,149
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2011-09-16 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9987622

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9987622, Developing Pediatric Diabetes Investigators for the Future (5K12DK094712-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9987622. Licensed CC0.

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