Research Grants Awarded:
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Completed:
2018-2024: Identifying genetic drivers of expression networks causing insulin resistance ; NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases; R01 DK118243; Das SK, Principal Investigator
2018-2023: Adipose Mitochondrial Quality Control and Cardiovascular Function in Metabolically Healthy and Unhealthy Obese Monkeys ; NIH/ Nat. Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst.; 1 R01 HL142930-01A1 PI: Kylie Kavanagh ( Dr Das is one of the Co-I in this project)
2018-2021: Altered DNA methylation modulates adipose tissue transcript expression and insulin resistance in African Americans; American Diabetes Association, Innovative Clinical or Translational Science (ICTS), 1-18-ICTS-113 Das SK, Principal Investigator. ADA website
2015-2020: Integrative Study of Genomics, Transcriptomics and Metabolomics in Type 2 Diabetes; NIH/NIDDK ; U01 DK105556; PI: Maggie Ng. (Das SK was one of the Co-I in this project)
2003-2020: Genetics of African American Type 2 Diabetes; NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases; R01 DK066358 PI: Maggie Ng. (Das SK was one of the Co-I in this project from November 2017)
2011-2019: Mapping diabetes susceptibility by expression traits in African Americans; NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases; R01DK090111-05; Das SK, Principal Investigator
2016-2017: Identifying Genetic Regulatory Mechanism of Transferrin Expression in Adipose tissue and Hepatic cell line. WFSM-Center on Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Pilot & Feasibility Funding Award. Hazel B. Carroll Fund (780-123020-00000-740399). PI: Das SK
2014-2015: Genetic Investigations into Adiponectin as a Biologic Mediator for Cardio-metabolic Health in African Americans; Intramural research funds from Center for Public Health Genomics, Wake forest School of Medicine. 125-120340-00000-830021-PILOT. PI: Das, SK
2012-2014: Genetic investigations into adiponectin as a biologic mediator and a therapeutic target for cardio-metabolic health disparities; 2P20MD000175-11, (PI: Kimbro KS and Pointer MA at NCCU), WFSM subcontact PI: Das SK
1998-2013: Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes; NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases; 5R01DK039311-24; Das SK, Co-I (from 2007) and PI (from 2010 August-2013 June, transferred from PI: Steven C Elbein)
2006-2013: Mapping T2DM Genes in GENNID families; NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases; 5R01DK071100-05; Co-I (since 2006) and PI (from 2010 August-2013 February, transferred from PI: Steven C Elbein)
2006-2010: Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response in Type 2 Diabetes; Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Merit (PI: SC Elbein) Co-I: Das SK
Other:
2012-2018: Exome Sequencing to Identify CVD Risk Variants in Hispanics & African Americans; NIH/NHGRI; R01 HG007112; PI: Donald W Bowden (Das SK worked as a study stuff for this project 6/1/2014-3/31/2018)