Researcher looks for link between diabetes, cardiovascular disease
University of Tennessee Health Science Center assistant professor M. Dennis Leo stands near the electrophoresis equipment he uses to analyze proteins at his lab in the Memphis Medical District Jan. 9, 2020. Recently, Leo received a $1.9 million grant to study vascular disease in people with diabetes at the cellular level. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Study will probe the damage Type 2 diabetes causes in arteries and how that contributes to cardiovascular disease.
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University of Tennessee Health Science Center M. Dennis Leo Dr. Ayotunde Dokun Jonathan JaggarsJane 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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