14th UIC Annual Diabetes and Obesity Research Day

Diabetes & Obesity Research Day

The 14th annual University of Illinois Chicago Diabetes and Obesity Research Day will take place on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, both in person and online. This year’s focus is “Type 1 Diabetes,” featuring invited speakers discussing advances in prevention, treatment, clinical trials, diabetes technology, and emerging research.

Online attendees: After registering, you will be redirected to a confirmation page stating that a confirmation email was sent to your registered email address. Please remain on this page and click “Resend” to ensure you receive the webinar invitation and access link.

Lunch will be provided for registered attendees. To help us plan the appropriate number of meals, please register in advance (see below) and sign in upon arrival. Lunch availability will be limited to registered attendees.

Abstracts for poster presentations on Type 1 Diabetes and related areas of diabetes and obesity research are strongly encouraged from investigators, students, and trainees. Awards will be given for outstanding posters.

Abstract deadlines:

  • October 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. — Deadline for full consideration for poster awards
  • October 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. — Final poster abstract submission deadline

Register for the meeting: https://go.uic.edu/DORDRegistration2026
Abstract/Poster Instructions: https://go.uic.edu/DORDPosters2026

Questions: Contact Jocelyn Mantakul: mantakul@uic.edu

Invited Speakers:

Flyer

Schedule and Location
Oral Presentations: CMET, Room 585, 808 S. Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612
Poster Session: Faculty Alumni Lounge, 1819 W. Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612

9:30 – 11:30 AM: POSTER SESSION
(UIC Faculty Alumni Lounge, 1819 W. Polk St)

12:00 – 1:00 PM: Medical Grand Rounds (Moss Auditorium, Rm 1020 College of Medicine Research Building, 909 S. Wolcott)

Kevan Herold, MD, C.N.H. Long Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Endocrinology), Yale University. “Tolerance and Reversal of Type 1 Diabetes”

1:00 – 2:00 PM: Break

2:00 – 2:45 PM: SHORT TALKS & POSTER AWARDS
 (Room 585, College of Medicine East Tower (CMET), 808 S. Wood St)

2:00 – 2:15 PM:
Dessi P. Zaharieva, PhD, CEP, CDCES, Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, “Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes: Bridging Research and Real-World Practice” –

2:15 – 2:30 PM — Emerging Investigator Award: Medha Priyadarshini, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, UIC, “The Gut Microbiome-Metabolite Axis in Type 1 Diabetes” 

2:30 – 2:45 PM:
Pamela Martyn-Nemeth, PhD, RN, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN, Professor, College of Nursing, UIC, “Strategies to Address Fear of Hypoglycemia in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes” 

2:45: POSTER AWARDS

2:45 – 3:00 PM: Coffee Break

3:00 – 5:00 PM: CLINICAL/TRANSLATIONAL SESSION
(Room 585, College of Medicine East Tower (CMET), 808 S. Wood St)

3:00 – 3:30 PM:
Heba Ismail, MBBCH, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, “Microbiome-derived Metabolic Signatures in Obesity and T1D and Potentially Modifiable Pathways” 

3:30 – 4:00 PM:
Ashok Balasubramanyam, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Baylor College of Medicine, “The Expanding Universe of Atypical Diabetes” 

4:00 – 4:30 PM: Sirimon Reutrakul, MD, Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, UIC, “Diabetes Technology Update”