College of Arts and Sciences
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Faculty
Vishwajeet Puri
Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Endowed Professor; Executive Director, Diabetes Institute
Athens Campus
Biomedical Sciences
Diabetes Institute
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Education
- Molecular and Cell Biology, Post-doctoral fellowship, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, 2003
- Biochemistry and Biophysics (Ph.D.), Institute of Microbial Technology, India, 1998
- Chemistry Hons (M.S.), Panjab University, India, 1993
- Chemistry Hons (B.S.), Panjab University, India, 1991
Areas of Expertise
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Lipids
- Fat metabolism
- Lipid metabolism
- Glucose metabolism
- Insulin signaling
- Physiology
- Adipose tissue
- Endothelium
- Adipose-liver crosstalk
- Muscles
Biography
Dr. Puri is recognized for identifying the CIDE proteins and their role in pathogenesis and pathophysiology of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Puri lab uses various humanized mouse models and human clinical studies to identify molecular pathways regulating these diseases, and identifying potential therapeutic targets.
View My Work in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)