University of Kentucky researchers have been awarded a Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant that will significantly bolster diabetes prevention research, according to a UK news release.
The five-year, $11 million grant from the National Institute for General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, will fund the UK Diabetes Prevention COBRE.
The grant was awarded to Dr. Simon Fisher and Barbara Nikolajczyk to build much-needed capacity for diabetes prevention research, according to the release.
“Diabetes affects families in every corner of the state,” Nikolajczyk, associate director for translational research at the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, said in the release. “This investment strengthens our ability to reduce rates of type 2 diabetes and improve long-term health outcomes for Kentuckians.”
An estimated 38% of adults in Kentucky have prediabetes.