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This is the official website of the laboratory of Al Powers at VUMC. The purpose of our research is to understand how glucose stimulates insulin secretion by pancreatic islet cells and to characterize and reverse abnormalities in this process that are present in diabetes.

The mission of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Center for Matrix Biology is to foster cohesive interactions among Vanderbilt University scientists who work, directly or indirectly, on extracellular matrix biology in order to facilitate collaborations, promote excellence and acquire funding support.

The Vanderbilt Student Research Training (SRTP) Program, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center, allows medical students to conduct independent research under the direction of a Vanderbilt scientist during the summer between the first and second year or second and third year of medical school. The possible areas of diabetes-related and obesity-related research are quite broad and range from basic laboratory studies on gene regulation to clinical studies in humans. Program staff will assist students in selecting an appropriate research project and preceptor. Prior research experience is not required. In addition to working on his/her own research project, each student attends a series of seminars addressing various clinical and research aspects of diabetes mellitus and its complications.