UTHSC researches gene that could unravel diabetes, metabolic problems
Research associate Ruisong Ye, part of a team at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center that has been awarded a $2 million grant for a new approach to studying diabetes, works at the team's lab in the Center for Cancer Research on Jan. 29, 2020. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Dr. Robert Waller, retired president and CEO of the Mayo Clinic, says the research has implications for better managing other health conditions that negatively impact people as they age.
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Dr. Darryl Quarles Dr. Lu Lu University of Tennessee Health Science Center Dr. Robert Waller Metabolic Syndrome DiabetesJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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