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Advancing Diabetes Care Across the Lifespan: UPMC and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh at ADA 2025

June 19, 2025

UPMC and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh are proud to present cutting-edge diabetes research at the 2025 ADA Scientific Sessions, taking place June 20–23 in Chicago, Illinois. From innovations in glucose monitoring and lipid metabolism to the unique needs of youth with type 1 diabetes, our experts are advancing care across all ages and stages of the disease. View the full participation below.

Friday, 6/20

  • Presentation | Oral Presentations - Physical Activity—Barriers, Facilitators, and Key Outcomes
    • 118-OR - Social Determinants of Physical Activity in Young Adults with and without Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes [Board No. 118]
    • W183 A
    • 5:45pm - 6:00pm (Central)
    • Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD, MSHP
    • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | Oral Presentations - Mechanisms Linking Adipose Health with Lipid and Glucose Homeostasis
    • 115-OR - Lipophagy Is a Critical Mediator of Lipid Metabolism in Adipocytes [Board No. 115]
    • W186 A-C
    • 6:00pm - 6:15pm (Central)
    • Yu-Sheng Yeh, PhD, RD
    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC

 

Saturday, 6/21

  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Saturday General Poster Session
    • 1296-P - Sex Differences in the Initiation of Blood Pressure (BP) Medications in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) [Board No. 1296]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Brandon Herbert, MPH, PhD
    • University of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Saturday General Poster Session
    • 1413-P - Risk Factors Differ by Sex for 30-Year Overt Nephropathy (ON) Incidence But Not for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR) in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) [Board No. 1413]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Rachel G Miller, PhD
    • University of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | ePoster Theater - Advancing Diabetes Care—Enhancing CGM Utilization, Education, and Support across Settings
    • 520-P - School Day Disruptions in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Management—Early Experiences from the School-Partnered Collaborative Care (SPACE) Study Highlight an Unmet T1D Education Need [Board No. 520]
    • Exhibit Hall (Hall F2) ePoster Theater A
    • 12:50pm - 1:00pm (Central)
    • Christine March, MD, MS
    • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | ePoster Theater - Advancing Diabetes Care—Enhancing CGM Utilization, Education, and Support across Settings
    • 523-P - Seeking Methods to Engage Emerging Adults (EAs) with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) in Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES)—A Human-Centered Design Approach [Board No. 523]
    • Exhibit Hall (Hall F2) ePoster Theater A
    • 1:20pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Ingrid Libman, MD, PhD
    • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | Oral Presentations - What’s New with Continuous Glucose Monitoring?
    • 231-OR - Dexcom G6 Pro Accuracy and Reproducibility in the Intensive Care Unit [Board No. 231]
    • W183 BC
    • 5:00pm - 5:15pm (Central)
    • Jagdeesh Ullal, MD, MS, FACE, FACP, ECNU
    • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

 

Sunday, 6/22

  • Presentation | Panel Discussion - Perspective Panel—Dropping Cost and Complications—CVD Risk and DM—SGLT2s and GLPs for CVD
    • Health System
    • W184 A-D
    • 8:30am - 8:40am (Central)
    • Esra Karslioglu-French, MD
    • UPMC
  • Presentation | Late Breaking Poster Session - Late Breaking Poster Session
    • 2069-LB - Parental and Child Engagement in Home Food Practices—Impact on BMI and Glycemic Control in Children with T1D [Board No. 2069]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Neha Sudhir, BA
    • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Sunday General Poster Session
    • 1059-P - Patterns of Telemedicine vs. In-Person Endocrinology Care for T2D [Board No. 1059]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Margaret Zupa, MD
    • UPMC
  • Presentation | Late Breaking Poster Session - Late Breaking Poster Session
    • 2216-LB - RIMOC1, a Novel Regulator of Mitochondrial Function and Mitophagy in β-Cells [Board No. 2216]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Domenic Filingeri, DO, MS
    • UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | Oral Presentations - Emerging Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Cellular Insights in Diabetic Neuropathy and Cognitive Impairment
    • 247-OR - Risk Factors for 30-Year Incidence of Two Peripheral Neuropathy Phenotypes in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) [Board No. 247]
    • W183 A
    • 3:45pm - 4:00pm (Central)
    • Jiayi Zhou, MS
    • University of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | Symposium - Health Access Symposium—Community Interventions and Connections
    • Felicia Hill-Briggs Trailblazer in Health Equity Award Presentation
    • W181 A-C
    • 4:30pm - 4:50pm (Central)
    • Tiffany L Gary-Webb, PhD, MHS
    • University of Pittsburgh

 

Monday, 6/23

  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Monday General Poster Session
    • 1172-P - MRI Brain Alterations in Youth with Obesity with and without Dysglycemia—Relationship to Insulin Sensitivity and Glycemia [Board No. 1172]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD, MSHP
    • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Monday General Poster Session
    • 1211-P - Screening for Disordered Eating Behaviors in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes and the Impact of Using the Advanced Diabetes Technologies—Feasible and Needed [Board No. 1211]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Rawan Elrajabi, MD
    • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Monday General Poster Session
    • 1531-P - MODY6—A Novel NEUROD1 Variant (c.715G>A) Driving Early-Onset Diabetes and Accelerated Microangiopathy in Adolescence [Board No. 1531]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Jayde T. Hooven-Davis, MD
    • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Monday General Poster Session
    • 1706-P - Harnessing Lipid Metabolism in Macrophages by Lysosomal-Mitochondrial Coupling to Treat Obesity [Board No. 1706]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Jun Huang, PhD
    • University of Pittsburgh and UPMC
  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Monday General Poster Session
    • 520-P - School Day Disruptions in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Management—Early Experiences from the School-Partnered Collaborative Care (SPACE) Study Highlight an Unmet T1D Education Need [Board No. 520]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Christine March, MD, MS
    • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Monday General Poster Session
    • 523-P - Seeking Methods to Engage Emerging Adults (EAs) with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) in Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES)—A Human-Centered Design Approach [Board No. 523]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Ingrid Libman, MD, PhD
    • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Monday General Poster Session
    • 405-P - Weight-Adjusted Insulin Dose Is Positively Associated with Estimated GFR (eGFR) in Type 1 Diabetes [Board No. 405]
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Mitra Mosslemi, MSc
    • University of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | General Poster Session - Monday General Poster Session
    • 434-P - Coronary Artery Calcification Incidence in Individuals with Diabetes and BMI
    • Poster Hall (Hall F1)
    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Central)
    • Thiago Bosco Mendes, MD
    • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • Presentation | Oral Presentations - Mechanistic Insights on Gestational Diabetes and Its Consequences (With ADA Presidents' Select Abstract Presentation)
    • 321-OR - ADA Presidents' Select Abstract: FOXO1 Is Vital for Gestational Beta-Cell Compensation to Protect Against Gestational Diabetes [Board No. 321]
    • 1:30pm - 1:45pm (Central)
    • Taofeek Usman, PhD
    • University of Pittsburgh
  • Presentation | Oral Presentations - Exploring Alternative Strategies to Stem Cell–Derived Beta Cells and Insights from Autologous Islet Transplantation
    • 345-OR - Recombinant AAV-Mediated Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Nonhuman Primates [Board No. 345]
    • W196 BC
    • 1:30pm - 1:45pm (Central)
    • Hannah N. Rinehardt, MD
    • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh