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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases

Diabetes Symposium

The Indiana University Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases aims to expand and integrate research in diabetes, obesity and metabolic diseases. Launched in 2014, the annual Diabetes Symposium is a key component in serving this mission.

At the annual event, nearly 200 attendees are immersed in an enriched learning environment that celebrates the latest in scientific discovery. The symposium presents unique opportunities to learn from nationally recognized experts, discuss recent scientific breakthroughs and forge relationships with potential collaborators.

Attend the symposium

The 2025 symposium is on Friday, Aug. 8 on the IU School of Medicine's campus in Indianapolis! 

Registration is free and includes lunch if completed online by Friday, July 18. After the online registration deadline, only on-site registration on Aug. 8 will be available which does not include lunch.

Speaker presenting at the 2024 CDMD Symposium

Keynote Speakers

Each year, the symposium welcomes two renowned experts to present on the latest developments in their areas of expertise. This year's speakers are John Dennis, PhD, associate professor of health data science and Wellcome Trust Fellow at the University of Exeter Medical School, and Doris A. Stoffers, MD, PhD, Sylvan H. Eisman Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Two symposium attendees looking at a research poster at the 2024 CDMD Symposium.

Poster Session

The annual poster session is an enriching opportunity to explore the latest updates from CDMD scientists. Students, trainees, staff and postdoctoral researchers in the CDMD community present developments from their laboratories on topics ranging from clinical research, diabetes education, islet biology, neuroscience, physiology, metabolism and more.

Resources and Additional Information

The 2025 CDMD Symposium will take place on Friday, Aug. 8, on the IU School of Medicine's Indianapolis campus. Registration is free and includes lunch if completed online by the online registration deadline. After the deadline, only on-site registration on Aug. 8 will be available which does not include lunch.

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Poster set up

MS Atrium

8:00-8:50 a.m.

Registration / Breakfast

R3 Atrium

8:00-8:45 a.m.

Breakfast with Keynote Speakers and Students

John Dennis, PhD
University of Exeter

Doris A. Stoffers, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

R3 207 & R3 303/305

8:50-9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases (CDMD)
Lilly Professor of Pediatric Diabetes
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis

R3 Auditorium

9:00-10:00 a.m.

Keynote Speaker

John Dennis, PhD
Associate Professor of Health Data Science
Wellcome Trust Fellow
University of Exeter, UK 
“Precision Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes: Progress and Prospects”

R3 Auditorium

10:00-10:30 a.m.

Plenary Talk 1

Priscilla A. Barnes, MPH, PhD, MCHES
Associate Professor of Applied Health Science
Founding Director, Center for Community-Engaged Implementation and Dissemination Research (CCEDIR)
Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington 
“Beyond the Bench: Growing Research Impact from the Ground Up - Aligning Impact, Implementation, and Innovation with Community Priorities”

R3 Auditorium

10:30-11:00 a.m.

Break

 

11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Oral Abstract Presentations

R2 101/ R3 203 / R3 303-305 / R4 101

12:15-2:15 p.m.

Lunch

MS Atrium

12:45-2:15 p.m.

Poster Session

MS Atrium

2:30-3:00 p.m.

Plenary Talk 2

Viral Shah, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Diabetes Clinical Research, CDMD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
“Management of type 1 diabetes: from diabetes technologies to adjunctive therapies”

R3 Auditorium

3:00-3:30 p.m.

Pilot and Feasibility Program Awardees

Gregory Henderson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition Science
Purdue University, West Lafayette 
“Plasma free fatty acid carrier proteins: regulators of lipid flux and glucoregulation”

Kok Lim Kua, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 
“Sex Differences in Offspring Beta Cell Response to Maternal Obesity: An Emerging Role for Hematopoietic Stem Cells”

R3 Auditorium

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Keynote Speaker

Doris A. Stoffers, MD, PhD
Sylvan H. Eisman Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Associate Director, Penn Diabetes Research Center
Director, Penn DRC Islet Cell Biology Core
Director, Penn T32 in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disease 
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 
“Pancreatic beta cell adaptation to metabolic stress”

R3 Auditorium

4:30-4:50 p.m.

Oral Presentation Awards, Poster Awards and Closing Remarks

Núria Morral, PhD
Associate Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics
Enrichment Core Director
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis

R3 Auditorium

The abstract submission deadline was June 18, 2024 (5:00 pm EST - close of business). Abstracts were submitted via the online registration portal. Abstracts are limited to 300 words, excluding title, authors, and affiliations. All abstracts should be submitted as a Word document. Abstracts that are larger than 300 words will not be accepted. For recommendations on how to write an abstract, please, scroll down.

General Formatting:

  1. Please use Word to create and submit your abstract
  2. Margins: 1” margins
  3. Font: Arial in 11pt
  4. Left justify all text
  5. No tab stops at the beginning of the paragraph
  6. No literature citations should be included in the abstract
  7. Do not write text in all capital letters
  8. Single line spacing
  9. Structured or unstructured formats are acceptable 

Abstracts are to be in one of the following categories:

  1. Metabolism/Physiology
  2. Clinical Research
  3. Islet Biology/Pancreas
  4. Immunology
  5. Neuroscience
  6. Other

If you submit an abstract, please, indicate whether you are willing to present in the Oral Abstract session. If you select ‘No,’ your abstract will be selected for poster presentation. A total of 20 abstracts will be selected for Oral Presentation.
If you have problems with your submission, please e-mail Shari R. Parker (shupchur@iu.edu). Should you need to make corrections on your submission, please do not submit a new abstract, and contact Shari R. Parker.

* * *Abstract Submission Deadline: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (5:00 p.m. EST - close of business)

Poster Guidelines:

  • Mount your materials on your poster board at the time indicated below
  • Posters must be removed at the dismount time listed below
  • The poster must not exceed 4’ vertical and 8’ horizontal
  • Lettering should not be less than one and one-half inches
  • Illustrations should be similar to those you would use in making slides but more heavily drawn
  • One or two authors MUST be in attendance during the presentation times
  • Velcro tabs / pushpins will be provided

The purpose of the abstract is to provide a synopsis of your work in a clear (readable, well organized, avoiding jargon), concise (without excess wordiness or unnecessary information), and cohesive (nice flow between the parts) manner. These are guidelines that can help you write a compelling abstract:

Title
The title should clearly describe what your abstract is about, but also be interesting enough to encourage readers to want to learn more

Background and Objective

  1. Should explain why your abstract is important or novel

  2. Provide the context or explanation for doing the study, not the whole history but the current situation

    1. What is already known about the subject?

    2. What is not known, and hence what do you intend to examine?

  3. Should state the aim of the study

    1. What are you hoping to find out or what is your hypothesis?

  4. Length: One to three sentences. If you have just started working on your project, it is appropriate to expand a bit more in this section


Methods

  1. Should explain how you did your study

  2. Specific population studied

    1. Include sampling frames and response rates when appropriate

    2. How many people/animals/samples were included in the research?

  3. Quantitative or qualitative methods

    1. Specific statistical analysis conducted

    2. Measures and outcomes explored

  4. Time frame duration of the study

  5. Length: Three to eight sentences. If you have just started working on your project, it is appropriate to expand a bit more in this section and reduce the length of Results and Conclusions


Results

  1. The results section should explain what you found

  2. Describe your main findings with data

    1. The intervention group was more likely than the control to use metformin - less good

    2. The intervention group was more likely than the control to use metformin (p<0.01) - better

    3. The intervention group was more likely than the control to use metformin (45% vs. 30%, p<0.01) - best

  3. Concisely describe how your results pertain to your study aim or hypothesis

  4. Remember to report nonsignificant differences too

  5. Usually the longest section, three to eight sentences


Conclusions

  1. This section should explain your main findings and why they are important

  2. Describe the primary take-home message

  3. Conclusions should be reasonable and supported by the findings

  4. Include the Scientific/Clinical/Policy Impact of the research and Implications

  5. Length: two to three sentences


Adapted from: 

  • Andrade C. How to write a good abstract for a scientific paper or conference presentation. Indian J Psychiatry 2011;53:172-5. 
    IMPRS 2020 Abstract Submission, IU School of Medicine 

  • CDC: How to write an abstract

  • Stroke 42(9):2605-10 (2011); doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.607101 

  • Nature Medicine 28(4):798-808 (2022); doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01718-1 

Questions?

For additional information or questions about the symposium, contact program coordinator Shari Parker at shupchur@iu.edu.

Presenter at the 2024 CDMD Symposium
Crowd of attendees listening to a presentation at the 2024 CDMD Sympsoium.
Presenter at the 2024 CDMD Symposium