Alan R. Saltiel

Alan R. Saltiel is the Director of the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan; a professor at the Division of Molecular Genetics at the University of Michigan Medical School; a faculty member at the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center; a member of the Steering Committee Member at the Center for Advancing Research & Solutions for Society [http://www.medicineatmichigan.org/magazine/2005/fall/limelight/saltiel.asp Alan Saltiel Elected to Institute of Medicine-Medicine at Michigan Fall 2005 ] ] . He has served as the Director of the Life Sciences Institute since 2001 [http://141.211.144.29/facultyresearch/labs/saltiel/affiliations Saltiel Lab - Affiliations | Life Sciences at Michigan here ] ] . He is also a John Jacob Abel Collegiate Professor of the Life Sciences at the Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology at the UM Medical School [http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?Releases/2005/Oct05/r102505 University of Michigan ] ] . He holds an AB from Duke (1975) and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina (1980) [http://lsi.umich.edu/facultyresearch/labs/saltiel/picv Saltiel Lab - Faculty - Curriculum Vitae | Life Sciences at Michigan here ] ] .

Saltiel's lab researches signaling pathways in insulin action [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/16/health/16diab.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ei=5070&en=b247f3211ed791a5&ex=1193112000&emc=eta1 In Diabetes, a Complex of Causes - New York Times ] ] . Such research is aimed at identifying the various ways in which problems with the insulin signaling pathway trigger diabetes [http://www.med.umich.edu/brehm/research/saltiel.htm University of Michigan: Diabetes at U of M ] ] . Researchers in the lab have also uncovered new hormone signaling pathways and the role that proteins and genes play in this process [http://www.med.umich.edu/brehm/research/saltiel.htm University of Michigan: Diabetes at U of M ] ] . These discoveries may reveal how the insulin-glucose balance necessary for the survival of the cell is lost due to obesity in those with diabetes [http://www.med.umich.edu/brehm/research/saltiel.htm University of Michigan: Diabetes at U of M ] ] [http://www.medicineatmichigan.org/magazine/2005/fall/limelight/saltiel.asp Alan Saltiel Elected to Institute of Medicine-Medicine at Michigan Fall 2005 ] ] .

Awards and Achievements

Saltiel has received many awards over the course of his career, including the Rosalyn Yalow Research and Development Award from the American Diabetes Association, Hirschl Award, and The John Jacob Abel Award from ASPET [http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v5/n4/authors/nrd2007.html Access to articles : Nature Reviews Drug Discovery ] ] . He has published 230 original papers, has issued 15 patents, and is often cited in biochemistry literature [http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v5/n4/authors/nrd2007.html Access to articles : Nature Reviews Drug Discovery ] ] . With 9,095 citations, he is the 20th most cited scientist in biology and biochemistry [http://in-cites.com/nobel/2004-bio-top100.html in-cites - The 100 Most-Cited Scientists in Biology & Biochemistry ] ] .

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External links

* [http://lsi.umich.edu: Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan]
* [http://141.211.144.29/facultyresearch/labs/saltiel/picv: Curriculum Vitae]