Fostering the next generation of diabetes research to achieve health equity.

The WU-CDTR is a collaboration between Washington University in St. Louis, the Council on Black Health, housed at Drexel University, and the University of Missouri, Columbia. We work to support a national network of investigators conducting cutting-edge research on the root causes of diabetes inequities.

My big research goal is to reduce the severity of the barriers such as unmet social needs have on diabetes and self-management among marginalized populations.
The biggest question is how can we effectively and holistically improve diabetes self-management and remove those tradeoffs that competing social needs create.
Niko Verdecias, DrPH, MPH
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.
The 2023 CDTR Pilot & Feasibility Application Cycle is Now Open
- Letters of Intent are due November 1, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. C.T.
- Full Proposals are due December 1, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. C.T.