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The NIDDK Director’s Update is published in March, May, September and December. Tosubmit an item for the next edition or send suggestions, please contact Editor Heather Martin atniddkmedia@niddk.nih.gov. Items must besubmitted six weeks before the month of publication to be considered for the next issue.

-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2024  
                    Patients drive kidney disease research forward, anti-obesity medications, Getting to know Dr. Teresa Jones and more.                 
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2023  
                    NIDDK selects new obesity research co-Director, welcomes AAAS policy fellows, celebrates staff awards and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2023  
                    Celebrating 50 years of NIDDK-supported diabetes research advances, Getting to Know Dr. Mary Evans, Kidney Atlas, and more.                 
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2023  
                    NIDDK publishes Health Equity Health Disparities research report, Getting to Know Dr. Sinha, Healthy Moments en español, and more.                  
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2023  
                    NIDDK implements NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy, Getting to Know Dr. Chris Ketchum, National Kidney Month observed in March, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2022  
                    NIDDK staff join NIH coalition to cultivate change, Getting to Know Dr. Maren Laughlin, learn about the Central Repository, and more.                 
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2022  
                    NIDDK centers community engagement in new initiatives, highlights Dr. Constance Noguchi, and more.                 
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2022  
                    NIDDK celebrates 20 years of the Network of Minority Research Investigators program, highlights DDN’s Dr. Padma Maruvada, farewell to Dr. Peggy Hsieh, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2022  
                    NIDDK labs go green, new biomarker centers, Getting to Know: Dr. Caroline Philpott, National Kidney Month, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2021  
                    NIDDK says farewell to its seventh director,  highlights KUH’s Dr. Afshin Parsa, National Diabetes Month, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2021  
                    NIDDK shares research updates; highlights DEM’s Dr. Ellen Leschek & Fellow Melissa Arroyo-Mendoza; NIDDK’s Civility, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Committee & more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2021  
                    NIDDK commemorates the 100-year anniversary of insulin, highlights DIR’s Dr. Gary Felsenfeld, OMHRC’s 40-year history of training, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2021  
                    Read about NIDDK’s commitment to supporting diverse young investigators, DDN’s Dr. Frank Hamilton, National Kidney Month, research updates, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2020  
                    Highlights NIDDK-supported programs promoting diversity, DIR’s Dr. Stephanie Chung, the Diabetes Discoveries & Practice Blog Social Determinants of Health Series, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2020  
                    Read about NIDDK’s 70th anniversary, bringing scientific expertise to fight against COVID-19, extramural research recovery efforts, remembering Dr. Herbert Tabor, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2020  
                    Read about NIDDK’s activities in COVID-19, managing chronic conditions in uncertain times, OD’s Dr. Gregory Germino, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2020  
                    Read about patient and community engagement in NIDDK research, KUH’s Dr. Susan Mendley, National Kidney Month, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2019  
                    Read about an NIDDK lab’s 25-year drug discovery journey, new Division Director, Dr. William Cefalu, National Diabetes Month, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2019  
                    NIDDK’s Dr. Anne Sumner discusses her work in Africa and advocacy for people with disabilities, the NIDDK Diabetes Discoveries and Practice Blog celebrates second anniversary, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2019  
                    Read about NIH’s efforts to eliminate workplace harassment and discrimination, a new NIDDK video to urge participation in clinical trials, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2019  
                    Read about gene editing technologies, NIDDK’s website overhaul, the results of the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2018  
                    Read about the third edition of Diabetes in America, the updated Sisters Together community program guide, NIDDK Employee Appreciation Awards, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2018  
                    Read about the potential link between gestational diabetes and CKD, and NIDDK’s efforts to encourage and engage children in science and health.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2018  
                    Highlights a new tool created by NIDDK staff and the Institute’s No. 1 ranking across NIH in employee engagement, global satisfaction, and other measures.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2017  
                    Highlights blood pressure guidelines, revised NIH clinical trial policies, type 1 diabetes research opportunities, disaster preparedness, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2017  
                    Content on advances in sickle cell disease research, congressional testimony on type 1 diabetes research, type 1 diabetes and aging, and Dr. Tracy Rankin.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2017  
                    Learn about a variety of approaches the NIDDK uses to advance research and improve health by encouraging collaborations and facilitating partnerships.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2017  
                    The NIDDK Recent Advances & Emerging Opportunities report is available with highlights of notable NIDDK activities and supported research published in FY 2016.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2016  
                    Learn about the relationship between the Precision Medicine Initiative and research that was funded and conducted by the NIDDK.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2016  
                    The NIDDK offers curated repositories that make products including data, tissues, or other samples from earlier studies available to researchers.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2016  
                    Content includes NIDDK’s research collaborations with other Institutes and a meeting summary that highlights potential type 1 diabetes research efforts.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2016  
                    Access the NIDDK Recent Advances & Emerging Opportunities report that highlights notable NIDDK activities and supported research published in FY 2015.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2015  
                    Volunteers who enroll in clinical studies play a critical role in advancing science. Recently, the NIDDK launched a web page to feature some of their stories.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2015  
                    Read about NIDDK efforts involving collaboration across communities and industries, and Dr. Barbara Linder’s role in childhood diabetes research.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2015  
                    Learn about the efforts of NIDDK staff who work with some of the most vulnerable groups in the United States and abroad, and a new NDEP tip sheet in Spanish.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2015  
                    Access the NIDDK Recent Advances & Emerging Opportunities report that highlights notable NIDDK activities and supported research published in FY 2014.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2014  
                    Discover Healthy Moments, a weekly radio series hosted by the NIDDK director, which offers simple tips on how to improve health and prevent or manage diseases.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2014  
                    Learn how the NIDDK Technology Advancement Office supports the Institute’s efforts to translate discoveries into resources to improve health.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2014  
                    Read about NIDDK’s efforts to support a researcher's development across all career stages and promising ARRA-funded disease treatment research results.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2014  
                    Access the NIDDK Recent Advances & Emerging Opportunities report that highlights notable NIDDK activities and supported research published in FY 2013.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2013  
                    Find content about NIDDK’s improved website, a Nobel Prize for a longtime NIDDK grantee, and the Pancreatitis-Diabetes-Pancreatic Cancer Workshop.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2013  
                    Read about the impact some studies have had in the areas of diabetes and kidney disease, and the identification of genes that cause CKD in children.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2013  
                    Highlights the work of diabetes researcher Dr. George Eisenbarth and an NIDDK/NIBIB collaboration to advance research on diabetes, and other health conditions.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2013  
                    Access the NIDDK Recent Advances & Emerging Opportunities report that highlights notable NIDDK activities and supported research published in FY 2012.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2012  
                    Find out about the GRADE Study, a large trial to understand the effect and safety of four approved, widely used diabetes drugs in combination with metformin.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2012  
                    Content on the newly funded Centers for Diabetes Translation Research, NIDDK’s social media efforts to reach a wider audience, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2012  
                    Highlights the 10th anniversary of the NMRI, a Common Fund program to expand metabolomics research, a rare body fat disorders workshop, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2012  
                    Read about an NIDDK effort that is breaking new ground by funding an initiative to translate CKD research into routine clinical practices to reduce the disease.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2011  
                    Read about the NIDDK’s Alaska Native Undergraduate Summer Internship Program and the NIDDK’s Lifestyle Interventions for Expectant Moms studies.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2011  
                    The NIH offers a variety of career growth and development opportunities, including NIDDK’s Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Summer 2011  
                    Read about TEDDY, a multinational NIDDK study that recruited more than 8,000 youth to learn about who is most likely to develop type 1 diabetes and why.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Spring 2011  
                    NIDDK launches the Kidney Research National Dialogue to identify the most pressing research questions and issues that currently face the field of nephrology.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2010  
                    Highlights NIDDK's 60th anniversary scientific symposium, the focus of National Diabetes Month, a CKD research translation workshop, and more.                
 
-  NIDDK Director's Update Fall 2010  
                    Get results from the NIDDK-led HEALTHY clinical trial, which examined whether a middle school-based intervention could lower risk factors for type 2 diabetes.