Appointment
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Expert Areas
Diabetes
Research Focus
Improving the lives of people with diabetes is the ultimate goal of Elizabeth Seaquist’s research. Her experimental work looks at the effect of diabetes on brain metabolism, structure, and function. She is currently heading projects to learn how the brain adapts to diabetes and recurrent hypoglycemia with the long term goal of developing new therapies for the disease.
Sources of Funding
National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
American Diabetes Association
