
Brian Layden, MD, PhD
@brian_layden
Endocrinologist and Division Chief at UI health, Professor of Medicine, Director of the UIC Diabetes Center
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02-04-2017 20:56:18
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UIC Diabetes Center worth a listen. youtu.be/e7Y1g6QaIJU




Congrats Dr Reutrakul, University of Illinois Department of Medicine



📢📅Monday May 5th - Chioma Nnyamah Chioma Nnyamah will have her PhD Thesis Defense - on Moss Auditorium COMRB 1020 at 2,30 pm. GEMSSA @ UIC UIC Physiology University of Illinois College of Medicine Thesis Title: "The Role of Adipose-Specific Free Fatty Acid Receptor 2 in Obesity and Associated Metabolic


UIC Diabetes Research UIC Diabetes Center insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’ | Science | AAAS Please repost this if you want to see new treatments for diseases that impact your loved ones. science.org/content/articl…

Hi!!Please take a break from surfing the Internet for a moment—do you know what exciting event happened in May? The Xu Lab at UIC's College of Medicine celebrated the graduation of three PhD students at once! Huge congratulations to all of them!@Diabetes_UIC University of Illinois Chicago UI Health


Our talented postdoc, Kai Xu Kai Xu won the best poster award at the 19th Diabetes Day Kovler Diabetes Center Xu Lab (UIC) UIC Physiology University of Illinois College of Medicine


Our PhD candidate Izabela Hawro will show her work-in-progress next Wednesday University of Illinois College of Medicine #COMRB2175


Congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Abeer Mohamed's Lab and the team on their new publication, “Lipidomic profiling of human adiposomes reveals specific lipid shifts linked to obesity and cardiometabolic risk.” Insightful work that advances our understanding of metabolic health! 🎉🧬

We are being represented by our faculty Abeer Mohamed's Lab at the #ADA2025! Her poster on obesity-associated adiposomes and their role in vascular smooth muscle cell hypercontractility sparked great discussions. Proud of the team’s insights into metabolic–vascular crosstalk! 💪🧪

Take a ride for a cause! 🚴♀️Join us for the Sweet Ride Event to support our mission of transforming diabetes care and research in Chicago. Saturday, October 4, 2025 🕒 9 AM – 12 PM 📍 Willow Springs, IL Register today at qrco.de/bfDt5u UIC Diabetes Center


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🦠💊 New meta-analysis by Abeer Mohamed's Lab in Nutrients MDPI: Probiotics/synbiotics after bariatric surgery may modestly improve BMI, blood sugar (HbA1c), triglycerides, liver enzymes, and vitamin D levels. 📊 Benefits are stronger with mini-gastric bypass & perioperative use.
