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NIH-funded study finds personalized kidney screening for people with type 1 diabetes could reduce costs, detect disease earlier

Nov. 2, 2022

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Bionic pancreas improves type 1 diabetes management compared to standard insulin delivery methods

Sept. 28, 2022

Diabetes blood testing supplies, pills, insulin, and a syringe

Sept. 21, 2022

A type of ‘step therapy’ is an effective strategy for diabetic eye disease

July 14, 2022

Ferreting out a possible way to inhibit ferritin processing and prevent iron overload

April 21, 2022

LiverTox: An Online Resource for Information on Drug-induced Liver Injury

April 1, 2022

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NIDDK efforts to promote scientific workforce diversity

Jan. 26, 2022

Illustration of how deficiency of the protein alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT) leads to an accumulation of excess oxalate in people with primary hyperoxaluria type 1.

Story of Discovery: The NIDDK provides foundational research support for first FDA-approved therapy to treat the metabolic disease primary hyperoxaluria type 1

Jan. 26, 2022

NIH awards $170 million for precision nutrition study

Jan. 20, 2022

NIH launches first phase of $9.8 million competition to accelerate development of neuromodulation therapies

Jan. 18, 2022

Early and intensive control of blood glucose is associated with reduced risk of diabetic foot ulcers in people with type 1 diabetes

Jan. 17, 2022

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The NIDDK Director

Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P.

Dr. Rodgers in the News

Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Dr. Pamela Thornton, and Dr. Katrina Serrano discussed NIDDK’s goals to advance health equity and scientific workforce diversity, which are themes in NIDDK’s new Strategic Plan for Research.

Dr. Rodgers shared how NIDDK is helping to unlock the potential of future scientists in a guest post for the NIH Director's Blog.
Dr. Rodgers joined colleagues Drs. Susan Yanovski and Marc Reitman to discuss NIDDK’s current and emerging research initiatives to help prevent and treat obesity.
Dr. Rodgers brought awareness to chronic kidney disease on a National Kidney Month media tour, which included interviews with BNC News and Joe Madison the Black Eagle about how this "silent disease" impacts the Black community.