Diabetes Canada End Diabetes Awards 2023

Congratulations to MODR Investigators Diana Sherifali, Joan Krepinsky and Katherine Morrison who were successful in this year’s Diabetes Canada End Diabetes Awards! This annual competition aims to improve the lives of those living with Diabetes by funding research projects $100,000 annually for three years. View the Diabetes Canada End Diabetes Awards Press Release here.

Diana Sherifali

Evaluating a diabetes remission strategy and support in primary care

This project aims to test the effectiveness of an intensive diabetes remission strategy in individuals living with type 2 diabetes.

Joan Krepinsky

Is the protein GRP78 important to diabetic kidney disease?

This research is focused on examining whether disrupting the interaction between GRP78 and a2M, which forms scar proteins associated with kidney failure in individuals with diabetes, can slow or improve diabetic kidney disease.

Katherine Morrison

A pilot study to measure energy expenditure in youth enrolled in weight management interventions

This pilot study will monitor energy expenditure in youth with obesity undergoing weight management interventions and involve them in a youth advisory group. Dr. Morrison and her team aim to understand how energy expenditure changes, and to use these insights to guide future interventions to prevent obesity and diabetes in youth.