The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes is committed to providing patients the best medical care possible. This commitment goes hand in hand with our dedication to discovering and pioneering the latest treatment methods through ongoing clinical research. Our research areas include a vast range of topics associated with endocrinology, including diabetes, growth and growth hormone.
Endocrine Research Laboratory
Dara Watkins, MS
Karen Kover, PhD
Pei Ting Tong, PhD
Jared Leonard, MS
Scott Sands, PhD
Clinical Research Coordinators
Jennifer Bedard
Lois Hester, RN, CCRC
Terri Luetjen, RN, MSN, CPNP, CCRP, CCRC
Sue Ellen Weigel, RN, CDE, CCRC
Database Coordinator
Aliza Elrod
2011 Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Highlights
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Granero-Molto F, Myers TJ, Weis JA, Li T, Longobardi L, Yan Y, Miga MI, Spagnoli A. Mesenchymal stem cells expressing insulin-like growth factor-I (MSCIGF) promote fracture healing and restore new bone formation in Irs1 knockout mice: Analyses of MSCIGF autocrine and paracrine regenerative effects. Stem Cell 29(10): 1537-1548 (2011)
Mitre N, Foster R, Lanningham-Foster L, Levine JA. The energy expenditure of an activity-promoting video game compared to sedentary video games and TV watching. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 24(9-10): 689-695 (2011) [supported by federal funding-NIH]
Tsai S, Lewis E, Sell E, Whiting S. Corticosteriod-responsive encephalopathy associated with positive antithyroid antibodies in an adolescent male. Pediatric Neurology 45: 189-192 (2011)
Yan Y, Calikoglu A, and Jain N. Vitamin D-dependent rickets type 1: A rare, but treatable, cause of severe hypotonia in infancy. Journal of Child Neurology 26(12): 1571-1575 (2011)
Scientific Presentations - Oral or Poster Format
Broussard J, Mitre N "Successful Use of Continuous Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion after Bilateral Adrenalectomy Secondary to Bilateral Pheochromocytoma" The Endocrine Society Meeting, Boston, MA, June 2011 [Poster]
Tsai S, Ahmet A "Treatment with Methimazole in a 3-year-old male with Thyroid Hormone Resistance" European Pediatric Endocrine Society Meeting, Glasgow, UK, September 2011 [Poster]
Tsai S, Laffan E, Lawrence S "MRI Findings in Pediatric Patients with GH Deficiency" Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group Meeting, Toronto, Canada, February 2011 [Oral]
Yan Y, TJ Myers, F Granero-Molto, T Li, L Longobardi, J Rubin, A Spagnoli "IGF-I and MSC on Promoting Fracture Healing" Pediatric Endocrine Society, Denver, CO, May 2011 [Oral]
Yan Y, TJ Myers, F Granero-Molto, T Li, L Longobardi, J Rubin, A Spagnoli "IGF-I and MSC on Promoting Fracture Healing" Pediatric Endocrine Society, Denver, CO, May 2011 [Poster]
Yan Y, Loechner K, Bidgood D, Fujimura F "Multiple Children with Short Stature Secondary to a Novel Nonsense Mutation of SHOX gene in a Hispanic Family" 93nd Annual Meeting Endocrine Society, Boston MA, June 2011 [Poster]
