Dawn K. Coletta, PhD
Vice Chair of Academic Engagement, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor, Medicine
Associate Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
Director, Life Cycle Block, College of Medicine – Tucson
Arizona Health Sciences Center Room 6103A
Dr. Coletta is an independent and highly productive scientist studying the molecular basis, genetics and epigenetics of insulin resistance. She has been actively teaching for over 15 years and has been involved in curriculum development, directing and lecturing multiple courses, and mentoring students both in the classroom and laboratory.
Degrees
- PhD: Aston University School of Life and Health Sciences, Birmingham, England, 2003
- BS: Applied and Human Biology, Aston University School of Life and Health Sciences, 1999
Fellowship
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006
Honors and Awards
Molecular Medicine Symposium Travel Grant, Complex Disease Gene Identification Using DNA Microarrays, 2005
International Genetics Epidemiology Society Travel Grant, Insulin Acutely Regulates Gene Expression in Skeletal Muscle, 2004
Applied Biosystems Internationally Competitive Award, LD mapping of 6q23 region in Mexican Americans, 2003
Research Interests
genetic and epigenetics of insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity and insulin resistance syndrome