January 2010 -- Dr. Melkam Kebede received a travel award for the Keystone Symposia Diabetes meeting in Whistler, British Columbia, next April 12 to 17. She will be presenting a poster titled: "Metabolic Regulation of GPR40 Gene Expression".

December 2009 -- Meriem Semache, PhD student, received a grant of excellence from the Biochemistry department of the University of Montreal for her study project.

October 2009 -- Dr. Melkam Kebede's new article: "Lipid receptors and islet function: therapeutic implications?" is published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 11 (Suppl. 4), 2009, 10-20.

September 2009 -- Dr Thierry Alquier's new article: "Deletion of GPR40 Impairs glucose-induced insulin secretion in vivo in mice without affecting intracellular fuel metabolism in islets" is published in Diabetes 2009.

August 2009 -- Dr Vincent Poitout is the 2009 recipient for the Canadian Diabetes Association, Great-West Life, London Life, and Canada Life Young Scientist Award. The award will be presented at the 2009 International Diabetes Federation World Congress to be held in Palais des Congrès, Montreal, Quebec, October 18-22, 2009.

August 2009 -- Dr Ghislaine Fontes' new article: "Involvement of PAS Kinase and ERK ½ in palmitate inhibition of insulin gene expression in pancreatic beta cells" is published in Diabetes 2009 (58: 2048-2058).