Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
200 Lothrop Street
E1140 BST
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Administrative/Research Office: (412) 648-9770
Patient/Clinical Inquiries: (412) 586-9700

Laura Alonso, MD
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Assistant Professor of Medicine
Office: E1140 Biomedical Science Tower
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
 
Phone: 412-648-9770
Fax: 412-648-3290
E-mail: lca4@pitt.edu
Education
BA, Harvard University, 1993
MD, University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Training
Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2000
Clinical Fellowship, Endocrinology, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2002
Clinical Fellowship, Endocrinology, New York University, 2004
Postdoctoral Training, Rockefeller University, Howard Hughes Institute, 2005
Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
Diabetes
Beta cell proliferation
Growth factor signaling in the beta cell
 
Profile
Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine, 2002;
Endocrinology, 2004.

Awards:

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1997;
Four Schools Physician Scientist, 1995-96;
Fight for Sight student scholarship, 1994.
Lab Personnel and Web page
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Recent Grants
Title: NIDDK K08 DK076562-01 "Mechanisms of glucose-induced proliferation in murine pancreatic beta cells"
Role: PI
Amount:
Funding Agency: NIDDK
Start Year: 2006
End Year: 2011
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
Title: Hyperinsulinemia predicts survival in hyperglycemic mouse model of critical illness
Author(s): Woodske ME, Yokoe T, Zou B, Romano LC, Rosa TC, Garcia-Ocana A, Alonso LC, O'Donnell CP, McVerry BJ
Year: 2009
Journal: Crit Care Med
Volume: 37(9)
Page(s): 2596-603
Title: Intermittent hypoxia reverses the diurnal glucose rhythm and causes pancreatic beta-cell replication in mice
Author(s): Yokoe T, Alonso LC, Romano LC, Rosa TC, O'Doherty RM, Garcia-Ocana A, Minoguchi K, O'Donnell CP
Year: 2008
Journal: J Physiol
Volume: 586(3)
Page(s): 899-911
Title: Intermittent hypoxia causes insulin resistance in lean mice independent of autonomic activity
Author(s): Iiyori N, Alonso LC, Li J, Sanders MH, Garcia-Ocana A, O'Doherty RM, Polotsky VY, O'Donnell CP
Year: 2007
Journal: Am J Respi Crit Care Med
Volume: 175(8)
Page(s): 851-7
Title: Glucose infusion in mice: a new model to induce beta-cell replication
Author(s): Alonso LC, Yokoe T, Zhang P, Scott DK, Kim SK, O'Donnell CP, Garcia-Ocana A
Year: 2007
Journal: Diabetes
Volume: 56(7)
Page(s): 1792-801