Endocrine Research at UCSD is particularly strong and includes basic, translational, and clinical research components. Faculty at affiliated Departments and Institutions provide additional breadth and depth to Endocrine Research here.

Prospective fellows: Please note that a few of these labs fill their slots 1-2 years in advance and these slots are highly sought-after. It is always best to contact a prospective mentor as early as possible.

Research News

>> Webster, Mellon, and Olefsky labs discover link between adiponectin and leuteinizing hormone secretion (Mol Endocrinol)

>> Evans, Field, and Olefksy labs find that O-GlcNAc is regulated by insulin (Nature)

>> Miller and Witztum labs identify biologically active components of oxidized LDL (J Biol Chem)

>> Rosenfeld and Glass labs discover a mechanism of transcriptional repression (Mol Cell)

>> Evans lab finds that PPAR-gamma regulates osteoclastogenesis (Nat Med)

>> Chessler lab describes an assay to detect pancreatic islet injury (Endocrinology)

>> Dillmann lab finds that thyroid hormone receptor expression improves cardiac contractility (Endocrinology)

>> Rosenfeld and Glass labs discover role for SINE B2 elements in pituitary organogenesis (Science)

>> Henry lab identifies a role for GSK3alpha in insulin action in skeletal muscle (Endocrinology)

>> Olefsky and Glass labs discover requirement for PPARgamma for insulin sensitivity and for thiazolidinedione action (J Clin Invest)

UCSD Endocrine Research