Brian T. Layden
Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
BIRCWH Mentor
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Faculty:
2012-2015: NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Program
2012: Central Society for Clinical Research Career Development Award
2012: American Federation for Medical Research Award for Outstanding Research
Residency/Fellowship:
2010: Larry Jameson Research Award
2007-2010: NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Program
2007-2010: Physician Scientist Training Program
Medical School:
2005: UIC Student Research Forum Presentation Award
2001-2005: James Scholar Program for Independent Study
Graduate School:
2000-2001: Dumbach Award, Loyala University of Chicago
2001: PhD with Distinction
Summer 2000: Visiting Scholar at University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
2000-2001: Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship
1999: Sigma Xi, Graduate School Poster Presentation, First Place
1999-2000: Research Assistantship
1998-1999: Teaching Assistantship
1998-2001: Tuition Scholarship
About
Dr. Brian Layden is the Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Division Chief for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The overall theme of his research is understanding metabolic diseases, with a particular focus on gestational diabetes. Currently, he has two main areas of focus. The first is to investigate how novel GPCRs contribute to physiological and pathological states. This project, in particular, focuses on GPCRs that are regulated by nutrients derived from the gut microbiome, in particular, short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), where he and his study team uses multiple approaches, such as metabolomics and genetic mouse models, to understand these relationships, in particular during pregnancy. The other project is on HKDC1, where this gene has been discovered as being linked to gestational diabetes. His study team has described how this gene leads to the development of hyperglycemia in pregnancy and gestational diabetes. Moreover, his study group has been the only group that has published understanding its biological role in pregnancy since its discovery just over five years ago.
Education
Medical School: 2001-2005 University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: 2005-2007 Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: 2007-2010 Northwestern Memorial Hospital