Unlike in past years, where the Frontiers in Diabetes Research Symposium highlighted the breadth of research within our center, the 2023 event was built as a thematic conference highlighting research specifically pertaining to ‘Exercise and Nutrition’. A vital goal of the SDRC is to showcase the rich diversity in our research groups. The symposium was enthusiastically attended by ~150 attendees and the discussions generated during the symposium will form the foundation for future collaborative projects between SDRC members. The SDRC includes 124 members throughout Stanford University and at UC Berkeley and UC Davis. The symposium presented an opportunity for trainees of member labs to share their research via scientific posters and the following are the star trainees who received awards for best poster and runner up prizes:

1. Amanda Wiggenhorn – Best Research Poster Award for her work titled "A class of secreted mammalian peptides with potential to expand cell-cell communication"

2. Yingying Ye – Runner-Up Research Poster Award Best Basic Research Poster Award for her work titled "Determining the impact of CALCOCO2 loss on human b-cell function supports a role for autophagy in type 2 diabetes"

3. Linus Amarikawa – Runner-Up Research Poster Award for the work titled "Teprotumumab-related Hyperglycemia"

A panel discussion on the topic of “Precision Medicine: Nutrition and Exercise to fit all” was moderated by Dr. Sun Kim, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine. The panel discussion brought together physicians, scientists and people living with diabetes to discuss the role of diet and exercise in management of diabetes. The use of device technologies in management of disease burden was highlighted and the idea of CGMs for all was presented. This may be normal in the future so everybody can understand how their diet and exercise is influencing their blood glucose to encourage better lifestyle choices!

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