DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Research

National Children's Study

The National Children’s Study will examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of more than 100,000 children across the United States, following them from before birth until age 21. UT Health Science Center was chosen as a new research site in October 2007.

TODAY Study
TODAY, which is the acronym for Treatment Options for Diabetes Type 2 in Adolescents and Youth, is a nationwide research study that provides participants with state-of-the-art education materials and medical care for type 2 diabetes.

TrialNet
Researchers in the Department of Pediatrics have recently been chosen to become a major affiliate of TrialNet, a national NIH-sponsored study to understand and prevent type 1 diabetes.

Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center

U.S. Hispanic Nutrition Research and Education Center