Enrichment

The Caswell Diabetes Institute Metabolism, Obesity, Nutrition, and Diabetes Symposium is an annual one-day event showcasing the research of early-stage investigators and innovative new research by CDI, MCDTR, MDRC, and MNORC members from across UM’s schools and departments. Additionally, the symposium features keynote talks from leading researchers and practitioners external to UM, a poster-session, and a data blitz. 

The Caswell Diabetes Institute Seminar Series features: 

• plenary seminar events addressing the broad interests in diabetes-, obesity-, metabolism-, nutrition-, and complications-related research and care across the University of Michigan campus and worldwide, 
• exciting research from our own CDI faculty and trainees, 
• translational and clinical research talks, and 

• three of CDI’s established research clubs (Integrative Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Cellular Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, and Neuroendocrine Control of Metabolism), among others. 

  The seminar series runs from September through May at NCRC every Monday from 4-5pm. 

In partnership with the MCDTR, the MDRC, the MNORC, and the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, the Caswell Diabetes Institute organizes five research clubs to facilitate interactions amongst investigators, trainees, and staff with shared research interests. The research club meetings occur monthly from September to May in a hybrid format. 

Please email michigandiabetes@umich.edu to be added to a research club email list.

• Cellular Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity, & Metabolism Research Club 
  
  • 2nd Monday, 4-5pm (September - December 2024) - South Atrium, Bldg. 10, NCRC, 2800 Plymouth Rd.
  • 1st Tuesday 12-1pm (January - May 2025) - 7745 Medical Science II, 1137 Catherine St.
• Integrative Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity, & Metabolism Research Club 
  
  • 3rd Monday, 4-5pm
  • South Atrium, Building 10, NCRC, 2800 Plymouth Rd.
• Islet Research Club
  
  • 1st Tuesday 9-10:30am
  • The Cure Room, 5050 Brehm Tower, 1000 Wall Street
• Mitochondrial Biology Interest Group (MBig)
  
  • 1st Thursday 9-10am
  • Conf 3206, Rogel Cancer Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr.
• Neuroendocrine Control of Metabolism Research Club (NCOM) 
  
  • 1st Monday 4-5pm
  • South Atrium, Building 10, NCRC, 2800 Plymouth Rd.

The Caswell Diabetes Institute offers financial support for department/division seminar series speakers/events related to diabetes-, obesity-, metabolism-, nutrition-, and complications- (DOMNC) related research and care. These can be external speakers who are already scheduled as part of your department/division seminar series or speakers you would like to invite.

To submit a speaker for potential support, please provide the speaker’s name, affiliation, link to their website, a short comment on research topic, and how it relates to DOMNC-related research and care, and the date of their visit (if already scheduled). Please send your nomination(s) to michigandiabetes@umich.edu with the subject heading CDI Enrichment.