Award
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 1R01DK146473-01
The cause of Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Insulin Resistance
Recipient
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States
Award Amount
$574,757.00
Ceiling
$574,757.00
Awarded
March 13, 2026
Identifier
1R01DK146473-01
Research grant investigating how sympathetic nervous system overactivity contributes to insulin resistance in estrogen deficiency and menopause, aiming to develop targeted treatments.
Description
This project explores the role of the sympathetic nervous system in driving insulin resistance under estrogen-deficient conditions and menopause, using innovative mouse models to manipulate SNS activity in specific organs.