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ADA announces new research grant program in bariatric surgery
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The American Diabetes Association Research Award Program in Bariatric Surgery in Diabetes, which is sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery and Covidien, will provide $1 million in funding to support up to three 3-year research grants through the organization.
The research grants are designed to support the investigation of the specific mechanistic effects of bariatric surgery on diabetes. Funding will also support translational research to improve the clinical understanding of various bariatric procedures as potential treatment options for obese people who have type 2 diabetes.
“This represents an unprecedented collaboration between two companies that have come together to advance the scientific and clinical understanding of bariatric surgery,” Richard M. Bergenstal, MD, president of Medicine & Science, ADA, said in a press release. “We welcome this approach and the partnership as there are many unanswered questions surrounding the effects of bariatric surgery on obese patients with type 2 diabetes.”
Research awards will be announced and recipients notified in July 2011.
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