Upcoming Seminar
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
2:00 PM ET | 1:00 PM CT | 12:00 PM MT | 11:00 AM PT
Ravi Shah, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Clinical and Translational Research
Co-director, Vanderbilt Diabetes Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
About the Diabetes Research
Virtual Seminar Series
Spring 2026 Schedule
The Virtual Diabetes Research Seminar Series began as an effort to connect investigators and trainees during this time of great change and isolation related to the COVID crisis. This seminar series is organized by several NIDDK-funded Diabetes Research Centers. Each seminar in the series features an outstanding scientist or panel of scientists discussing the latest in diabetes, obesity, or metabolic research.
The seminars are held on the second Wednesday of the month unless this date coincides with a federal holiday. All webinars are free to attend.
Jan. 14th
Karen Reue, PhD (UCLA)
“Biological Sex and Disease Mechanisms: Insights Into Obesity, Adverse Drug Response, and Atherosclerosis”
Feb. 11th
No Talk
Mar. 11th
John Dennis, PhD (Exeter)
“Precision Medicine in Type 2 Diabetes: Using Prediction Models to Inform Individualized Prescribing”
Apr.
8th
Ravi Shah, MD (VUMC)
TBD