Dawn Davis
Credentials: Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
Position title: Pancreatic islet biology
Email: dbd@medicine.wisc.edu
Phone: 608-263-2443
Address:
4147 MFCB
1685 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53705
LAB WEBSITE:
FOCUS GROUPS:
Cellular & Molecular Metabolism; Developmental Biology & Regenerative Medicine; Transcriptional Mechanisms
RESEARCH DESCRIPTION:
The Davis lab is focused on pancreatic islet biology. We study adaptive and stress response pathways in the islet, with particular focus on the insulin-producing beta cells. Our goal is to identify novel pathways that promote beta cell growth, survival, and function.
ALSO A TRAINER IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology (ERP), NutriSci/MANTP, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology (MCP), Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBMS), MSTP