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Josiane Broussard, PhD

Feb 1, 2018 by Ludeman Center

I’m really excited about my current work because I feel it’s in perfect alignment with all of my previous training and research interests. I’m eager to study how the disruption of sleep and/or circadian rhythms impacts individual tissues and individual cells. I want to follow this line of research to understand why every cell fundamentally needs sleep to stay healthy.
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Liz Wellberg, PhD, and Mike Rudolph, PhD

Jul 1, 2017 by Ludeman Center

Finding a work-life balance is not easy, but Judy Regensteiner and the other leaders at the Ludeman Center have been a huge support to both of us. Interactions with this group have taught us about ways to achieve the seemingly disconnected goals of building a healthy family life and a successful scientific career.
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Amy Huebschmann, MD

Apr 1, 2017 by Ludeman Center

Ludeman Center researcher Dr. Amy Huebschmann’s research is focused on understanding and ultimately removing barriers to exercise in underserved women with type 2 diabetes. Dr. Huebschmann is working to systematically identify which are physiological and which are psychological barriers in order to find the most effective intervention strategies.
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Melanie Cree Green, MD, PhD

Jul 1, 2016 by Ludeman Center

We are finding that girls who are overweight and also have PCOS have many signs of a metabolic syndrome, including pre-diabetes and diabetes, and that most of them have also increased fat in their liver. Our current research is focused on trying to understand what is involved in making this extra liver fat, and I hope to then be able to start a medication trial in the next few years to prevent this.
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Kerry Hildreth, MD

Sep 1, 2015 by Ludeman Center

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure and diabetes, are also risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and women account for two-thirds of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. Kerry wants to understand how these diseases differ between men and women and how sex hormones, namely estrogen, play a role in their onset and progression.
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