Endocrinology Grand Rounds returns with local, national diabetes & metabolism experts

A new lecture series joins the Department of Medicine lineup of opportunities to discuss academic medicine, research and patient care improvements, this one from the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

“Our division’s Grand Rounds series has had a few years hiatus,” said Ronadip Banerjee, MD, PhD, who took over as Endocrinology division chief in January coming from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. “We’re excited to ‘reboot’ this series, featuring one ‘internal’ and one nationally recognized speaker each month. Topics will cross both basic science and clinical topics in endocrinology and diabetes. This fall’s speakers include experts in genetics of diabetes, thyroid disease, pancreatic islet biology, maternal health in pregnancy and postpartum, and pituitary disorders. We welcome everyone who’s interested in Endocrinology to attend!”

Dr. Banerjee noted seminar series are critical for disseminating new knowledge before official publication as well as building collaborations and networks between investigators at the institution or more broadly with others regionally and nationally.

The first Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Grand Rounds will be hosted Sept. 8, 4-5 p.m., in person in the 4150A Conference Room on the top floor of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Library, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson.

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Speaking will be Lawrence “Larry” J. Mandarino, PhD, a former Endocinology division chief and director of the UAHS Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism and the T32 Diabetes Research Training Program in the Department of Medicine.

His topic is: “What Does Thermodynamics Tell Us About Insulin Resistance?”

The lectures, all at same time and place, will be held twice monthly this fall and are in-person only.

“I'm particularly excited,” Dr. Banerjee added, “that the Departmental Incentive Fund (from DOM and Banner) allows the division to bring nationally known speakers to visit in person. While video meetings serve a purpose, they at times don’t satisfy either the speaker or audience in the same way that in-person interactions do. I call them the ‘microwave/TV dinner’ versions of interacting — adequate, but not the same as a real meal.”

Other upcoming speakers include:

• Sept. 22 | Leslie Baier, PhD, acting chief, Phoenix Epidemiology & Clinical Research Branch, and section chief, Diabetes Molecular Genetics Section, NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 
• Oct. 13 | Aaron J. Scott, MD, professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology, and Early Therapeutics Program director and co-leader, Developmental Therapeutics Program, U of A Cancer Center; 
• Oct. 20 | Jenna Mammen, MD, PhD, associate professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; 
• Nov. 3 | Sean Limesand, PhD, U of A professor and chair, Institutional Animal Care Use Committee, School of Animal Sciences & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences; 
• Nov. 17 | Lori Sussel, PhD, director, Basic & Translational Research, and the Sissel & Findlow Family Endowed Chair, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, and associate vice chancellor for basic science research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; 
• Dec. 1 | Elise Erickson, PhD, CNM, associate professor, U of A Physiology, Clinical Translational Sciences, Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine – Tucson, and Pharmacy Practice & Science, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy; 
• Dec. 15 | Larry Katznelson, MD, professor emeritus, Neurosurgery and Medicine (Endocrinology), former medical director, Pituitary Center, Stanford School of Medicine, and the Melvin Brody Chair in Medical Education, and Vice Dean, Medical Education, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.

Check the Department of Medicine’s events calendar for upcoming talk titles and other details.

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For any questions about the lectures, please reach out to Endocrinology coordinator Hyunju Park-Johnson: hjparkjohnson@arizona.edu