Fostering the next generation of diabetes translation research.
The WU-CDTR is a collaboration between Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Missouri, and Parents as Teachers National Center. We work to support a national network of investigators conducting cutting-edge research to address the burden of diabetes.
I am truly fortunate to have access to such a fantastic resource that is so enthusiastic about diabetes research and supportive of early career investigators.
Mary Katherine Ray, PhD (2022 Pilot Awardee)
Tools and resources
We have a curated library of research toolkits and webinars that can benefit your work.
Core services
Our research cores offer a range of services that support and enhance diabetes translation research for our members.
Upcoming events
Research highlights
Klein recognized by Endocrine Society for outstanding research (Links to an external site)
WU-CDTR member, Samuel Klein, MD, the director of the Center for Human Nutrition and the Division of Nutritional Science & Obesity Medicine at WashU Medicine, has been named the recipient of the Endocrine Society’s Laureate Award for Outstanding Clinical Investigator. The annual award recognizes an accomplished scientist who has made substantial contributions to the understanding […]
Odoms-Young featured in NPR’s Short Wave Podcast (Links to an external site)
Dr. Angela Odoms-Young, WU-CDTR member, recently shared critical insights on food insecurity during an episode of NPR’s Short Wave podcast, where she discussed food insecurity in the United States. During the conversation, Dr. Odoms-Young noted that many people assume food insecurity will “never be me,” emphasizing that it affects both urban and non-urban communities and […]
UMass Chan launches new center with study of digital intervention for patients using GLP-1 medications (Links to an external site)
WU-CDTR member, Jamie Faro, PhD, Assistant Professor of population & quantitative health sciences, co-leds a new study that will launch the Lifestyle Change Implementation Research Network Collaborating Center at UMass Chan’s Prevention Research Center.