Diabetes Research Center

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1. Resource Description

   "The Penn Diabetes Research Center (DRC) participates in the nationwide inter-disciplinary program established over thirty-five years ago by the NIDDK to foster research and training in the areas of diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic disorders. The Penn DRC is located in the newly opened Translational Research Center, which is a component part of a single integrated building providing health services for patients, biomedical research laboratories, and education space. The Penn DRC serves over 110 diabetes-oriented investigators primarily from the Perelman School of Medicine, but also from other Schools within the University of Pennsylvania as well as additional Philadelphia institutions including Jefferson and Temple."

2. Affiliation

   Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

3. Website(s)

   http://www.med.upenn.edu/idom/derc/

4. Director

   Lazar, Mitchell A., MD, PhD