Diabetes Research

Georgia ranks near the top in diabetes mortalities by state, and the faculty at MUSM are focused on finding ways to treat the devastating effects of this disease, particularly how diabetes can lead to changes in brain vasculature and function.

Diabetes Research Faculty

  • Mohammed Abdelsaid, PhD, RPh

    Savannah

    Dr. Abdelsaid’s lab investigates the role of cerebral pericytes in diabetes-induced vascular cognitive
    impairment and dementia.
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