Alan Cherrington, Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He is also the Associate Director of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center and the Charles H. Best Professor of Diabetes Research. Dr. Cherrington has carried out research into the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in vivo for over thirty years and has authored over 260 scientific articles. In particular, he has studied the regulation of glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis by both the endocrine and nervous systems. He has also studied the regulation of post-prandial fuel disposition. Dr. Cherrington has won both the Lilly and Banting Awards for Research from the American Diabetes Association. He currently serves as Vice-Chair of the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Board and is a member of a number of editorial boards for a variety of scientific journals.
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