- January 23, 2009 - Dr. Derek LeRoith - “Mechanism Involved in the Increased Risk of Cancer of Obesity and Type 2 diabetes”
- February 18, 2009 - Dr. Graeme Bell - “ Neonatal Diabetes: A Convenient Phenotype for Studying Genetics & Pancreatic Beta-cell Function”
- March 18, 2009 - Dr. Jeffrey Pessin - “Fyn: A Novel Signaling Pathway Regulating Energy Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity”
- March 26, 2009 - Dr. Betsy Dokken - “Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Post-Conditioning Decreases Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in the Diabetic Heart”
- April 15, 2009 - Dr. Guenther Boden - “Discussion of Obesity, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease: Research Approaches and Clinical Implications”
- May 21, 2009 - Dr. Jay Heinecke - “Proteomics Implicates a Macrophage Sterol-Regulated Network in Atherogenesis” September 16, 2009 - Dr. Jeffrey Halter -“Beta-Cell Function, Insulin Resistance, and Aging”
- October 21, 2009 - PRESENTATIONS BY DRTC PILOT AWARD GRANTEES: Dr. Ho-Wook Jun - “Biomimetic self-assembled nanomatrix for islet transplantation” Dr. Yuchang Fu - “Adiponectin receptor transgenic mice and metabolic syndrome” Dr. Sandra Malakauskas -“Role of collectrin in the beta-cell”
- October 30, 2009 - Dr. Fabio Bessa Lima - “The pineal gland and the regulation of adipose tissue”
- November 18, 2009 - Dr. Morris J Birnbaum - “The Regulation of Hepatic Metabolism by Insulin”