Dates of funding: 2020-2022
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and a VA research scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The objective of my research is to better understand the diabetes burden in premenopausal women through the investigation of the cycle between type 2 diabetes and estrogen signaling. The primary themes of my research program are 1) to determine the interaction of diabetes and estrogen signaling on skeletal muscle mitochondria and 2) to elucidate the mechanisms by which endocrine therapies for breast cancer increase type 2 diabetes risk in cancer survivors. I am currently funded by a VA Career Development Award (CDA2) to investigate the interaction of diabetes and estrogen on metabolic flexibility and exercise tolerance in rats with hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. My NORC pilot project aligns with my research program and provides added value to my CDA2 by exploring how the diabetic environment alters the gene expression signature associated with estrogen in skeletal muscle. The goal for the data generated with this NORC pilot award is to identify potential therapeutic targets in estrogen signaling that are disrupted in women with type 2 diabetes.

Dates of funding: 2020-2022
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and a VA research scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The objective of my research is to better understand the diabetes burden in premenopausal women through the investigation of the cycle between type 2 diabetes and estrogen signaling. The primary themes of my research program are 1) to determine the interaction of diabetes and estrogen signaling on skeletal muscle mitochondria and 2) to elucidate the mechanisms by which endocrine therapies for breast cancer increase type 2 diabetes risk in cancer survivors. I am currently funded by a VA Career Development Award (CDA2) to investigate the interaction of diabetes and estrogen on metabolic flexibility and exercise tolerance in rats with hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. My NORC pilot project aligns with my research program and provides added value to my CDA2 by exploring how the diabetic environment alters the gene expression signature associated with estrogen in skeletal muscle. The goal for the data generated with this NORC pilot award is to identify potential therapeutic targets in estrogen signaling that are disrupted in women with type 2 diabetes.

Dates of funding: 2020-2022
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and a VA research scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The objective of my research is to better understand the diabetes burden in premenopausal women through the investigation of the cycle between type 2 diabetes and estrogen signaling. The primary themes of my research program are 1) to determine the interaction of diabetes and estrogen signaling on skeletal muscle mitochondria and 2) to elucidate the mechanisms by which endocrine therapies for breast cancer increase type 2 diabetes risk in cancer survivors. I am currently funded by a VA Career Development Award (CDA2) to investigate the interaction of diabetes and estrogen on metabolic flexibility and exercise tolerance in rats with hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. My NORC pilot project aligns with my research program and provides added value to my CDA2 by exploring how the diabetic environment alters the gene expression signature associated with estrogen in skeletal muscle. The goal for the data generated with this NORC pilot award is to identify potential therapeutic targets in estrogen signaling that are disrupted in women with type 2 diabetes.

Dates of funding: 2020-2022
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and a VA research scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The objective of my research is to better understand the diabetes burden in premenopausal women through the investigation of the cycle between type 2 diabetes and estrogen signaling. The primary themes of my research program are 1) to determine the interaction of diabetes and estrogen signaling on skeletal muscle mitochondria and 2) to elucidate the mechanisms by which endocrine therapies for breast cancer increase type 2 diabetes risk in cancer survivors. I am currently funded by a VA Career Development Award (CDA2) to investigate the interaction of diabetes and estrogen on metabolic flexibility and exercise tolerance in rats with hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. My NORC pilot project aligns with my research program and provides added value to my CDA2 by exploring how the diabetic environment alters the gene expression signature associated with estrogen in skeletal muscle. The goal for the data generated with this NORC pilot award is to identify potential therapeutic targets in estrogen signaling that are disrupted in women with type 2 diabetes.

Dates of funding: 2020-2022
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and a VA research scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The objective of my research is to better understand the diabetes burden in premenopausal women through the investigation of the cycle between type 2 diabetes and estrogen signaling. The primary themes of my research program are 1) to determine the interaction of diabetes and estrogen signaling on skeletal muscle mitochondria and 2) to elucidate the mechanisms by which endocrine therapies for breast cancer increase type 2 diabetes risk in cancer survivors. I am currently funded by a VA Career Development Award (CDA2) to investigate the interaction of diabetes and estrogen on metabolic flexibility and exercise tolerance in rats with hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. My NORC pilot project aligns with my research program and provides added value to my CDA2 by exploring how the diabetic environment alters the gene expression signature associated with estrogen in skeletal muscle. The goal for the data generated with this NORC pilot award is to identify potential therapeutic targets in estrogen signaling that are disrupted in women with type 2 diabetes.

Dates of funding: 2020-2022
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and a VA research scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The objective of my research is to better understand the diabetes burden in premenopausal women through the investigation of the cycle between type 2 diabetes and estrogen signaling. The primary themes of my research program are 1) to determine the interaction of diabetes and estrogen signaling on skeletal muscle mitochondria and 2) to elucidate the mechanisms by which endocrine therapies for breast cancer increase type 2 diabetes risk in cancer survivors. I am currently funded by a VA Career Development Award (CDA2) to investigate the interaction of diabetes and estrogen on metabolic flexibility and exercise tolerance in rats with hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. My NORC pilot project aligns with my research program and provides added value to my CDA2 by exploring how the diabetic environment alters the gene expression signature associated with estrogen in skeletal muscle. The goal for the data generated with this NORC pilot award is to identify potential therapeutic targets in estrogen signaling that are disrupted in women with type 2 diabetes.

Dates of funding: 2020-2022
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and a VA research scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The objective of my research is to better understand the diabetes burden in premenopausal women through the investigation of the cycle between type 2 diabetes and estrogen signaling. The primary themes of my research program are 1) to determine the interaction of diabetes and estrogen signaling on skeletal muscle mitochondria and 2) to elucidate the mechanisms by which endocrine therapies for breast cancer increase type 2 diabetes risk in cancer survivors. I am currently funded by a VA Career Development Award (CDA2) to investigate the interaction of diabetes and estrogen on metabolic flexibility and exercise tolerance in rats with hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. My NORC pilot project aligns with my research program and provides added value to my CDA2 by exploring how the diabetic environment alters the gene expression signature associated with estrogen in skeletal muscle. The goal for the data generated with this NORC pilot award is to identify potential therapeutic targets in estrogen signaling that are disrupted in women with type 2 diabetes.

Dates of funding: 2020-2022
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and a VA research scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The objective of my research is to better understand the diabetes burden in premenopausal women through the investigation of the cycle between type 2 diabetes and estrogen signaling. The primary themes of my research program are 1) to determine the interaction of diabetes and estrogen signaling on skeletal muscle mitochondria and 2) to elucidate the mechanisms by which endocrine therapies for breast cancer increase type 2 diabetes risk in cancer survivors. I am currently funded by a VA Career Development Award (CDA2) to investigate the interaction of diabetes and estrogen on metabolic flexibility and exercise tolerance in rats with hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. My NORC pilot project aligns with my research program and provides added value to my CDA2 by exploring how the diabetic environment alters the gene expression signature associated with estrogen in skeletal muscle. The goal for the data generated with this NORC pilot award is to identify potential therapeutic targets in estrogen signaling that are disrupted in women with type 2 diabetes.

Dates of funding: 2020-2022
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and a VA research scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The objective of my research is to better understand the diabetes burden in premenopausal women through the investigation of the cycle between type 2 diabetes and estrogen signaling. The primary themes of my research program are 1) to determine the interaction of diabetes and estrogen signaling on skeletal muscle mitochondria and 2) to elucidate the mechanisms by which endocrine therapies for breast cancer increase type 2 diabetes risk in cancer survivors. I am currently funded by a VA Career Development Award (CDA2) to investigate the interaction of diabetes and estrogen on metabolic flexibility and exercise tolerance in rats with hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. My NORC pilot project aligns with my research program and provides added value to my CDA2 by exploring how the diabetic environment alters the gene expression signature associated with estrogen in skeletal muscle. The goal for the data generated with this NORC pilot award is to identify potential therapeutic targets in estrogen signaling that are disrupted in women with type 2 diabetes.

Dates of funding: 2020-2022
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and a VA research scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The objective of my research is to better understand the diabetes burden in premenopausal women through the investigation of the cycle between type 2 diabetes and estrogen signaling. The primary themes of my research program are 1) to determine the interaction of diabetes and estrogen signaling on skeletal muscle mitochondria and 2) to elucidate the mechanisms by which endocrine therapies for breast cancer increase type 2 diabetes risk in cancer survivors. I am currently funded by a VA Career Development Award (CDA2) to investigate the interaction of diabetes and estrogen on metabolic flexibility and exercise tolerance in rats with hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. My NORC pilot project aligns with my research program and provides added value to my CDA2 by exploring how the diabetic environment alters the gene expression signature associated with estrogen in skeletal muscle. The goal for the data generated with this NORC pilot award is to identify potential therapeutic targets in estrogen signaling that are disrupted in women with type 2 diabetes.