NIDDK Director’s Update – Spring 2021 Edition

Open for news from Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers, NIDDK director.

Read in Browser NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2021 Click here to read the full Director's Update Director's Note Supporting the next generation of researchers is a key component of our mission at NIDDK. By investing in training for emerging scientists, we support the next great discoveries. As we address our immediate coronavirus pandemic challenges, we remain committed to the NIDDK mission, focusing on today's results and developing tomorrow's research giants in our quest to alleviate the burden of some of our country's most consequential chronic diseases. READ MORE Bridging the Gap: NIDDK's ongoing efforts towards greater diversity, equity, and inclusion NIDDK has been committed to advancing workforce diversity and health equity for decades, but the events of 2020 illuminated the stark reality that much more work remains. The disparate burden of COVID-19 on minority populations and the repeated incidents of racial injustice led many across the country, including NIDDK leadership and staff, to grapple with tough questions about how we got to this point and where we will go from here.  Getting to know: Dr. Frank Hamilton Dr. Frank Hamilton is a program director in NIDDK's Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, overseeing a program on digestive diseases clinical research and epidemiology and clinical neurogastroenterology studies. Learn more about his work and advice for new scientists. NIDDK fellows envision and implement new learning initiative NIDDK fellows continue to find innovative ways to enhance their training experience at NIH, despite the challenging circumstances of the current pandemic. With the support of NIDDK leadership, a group of intramural fellows created a virtual seminar series called "Trainees Recognizing Excellence and Diversity in Science," or TREaDS, featuring presentations and discussions with leading scientists from underrepresented groups. Other highlights include: NIDDK publishes annual report NIDDK staff guide key COVID-19 research and serve on pandemic frontlines Office of Nutrition Research transfers to NIH Office of the Director This National Kidney Month, take charge of kidney health Combined risk score enhances prediction of type 1 diabetes among susceptible youth Hormone identified that suppresses hunger in primates and people Commendations & Commencements

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