50 years of VDRC
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research Center marked its 50th anniversary in 2023 at the annual Diabetes Day. In 1973, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) funding its very first diabetes research and training center, with Vanderbilt University being chosen as the first of the now 12 diabetes research centers nationwide. For more than 50 years, the VDRC has played a major role in improving the lives of people with diabetes by facilitating the discovery, application, and translation of scientific knowledge related to diabetes.
Diabetes Day celebrates 50 years of achievement, spotlights current investigations
Since 1973, the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research Center has translated research findings into novel strategies for the prevention, treatment and cure of diabetes and related conditions.
Diabetes Research Centers (DRCs) nationwide improve the quality and multidisciplinary nature of research on diabetes and related endocrinology and metabolism research by providing shared access to technical resources and expertise and by creating an environment that supports innovative research.
Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Griffin Rodgers, MD, MACP, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and Al Powers, director of the VDRC, at the 50th anniversary celebration in 2023.
Phillip Gorden, MD, receives the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Griffin Rodgers, MD, MACP, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and Jeffrey Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of VUMC.
Gorden honored with Vanderbilt Diabetes Center Lifetime Achievement Award
Phillip Gorden, MD, a Vanderbilt University undergraduate and School of Medicine alumnus, was honored with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center Lifetime Achievement Award, during the 2023 Diabetes Day sponsored by the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research Center and the Irwin B. Eskind Endowed Symposium.
Photos from the 50th anniversary celebration of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research Center
The Center celebrated the milestone at the Annual Diabetes Day in 2023.
