From left to right: (back) Jarrett Skirball, Scott Navarrett, Joanne Wang, Vedran Dupanovic,
(front) Amanda Lansell and Yashar Niknafs

Intern: Jarrett Skirball, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Sponsor: Susan Kirsh, M.D., Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC and Elizabeth Kern, PhD., CWRU
Project: Effect of social support on glycemic control in diabetes type 2 via shared medical appointments

Intern: Yashar Niknafs, Case Western Reserve University

Sponsor: Richard Hanson, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic
Project: The over-expression of the cytosolic form of P-enolpyruvate carboxykinase in skeletal muscle of mice results in the accumulation of triglyceride

Intern: Scott Navarrett, Cornell University

Sponsor: Ram Nagaraj, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Project: The role of SSAO in diabetic retinal capillary apoptosis

Intern: Vedran Dupanovic, Case Western Reserve University

Sponsor: Henri Brunengraber, M.D., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Project: Regulation of glucose metabolism in mice lacking liver PEPCK

Intern: Amanda Lansell, Case Western Reserve University

Sponsor: Nelson F. B. Phillips, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Project: Evaluation of fibrillation-resistance and stability of a redesigned insulin analog

Intern: Joanne Wang, Brown University

Sponsor: Vincent Monnier, M.D., Cleveland Clinic
Project: Engineering of a mouse model of accelerated glucose-mediated collagen stiffening

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