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Donald A. Mcclain, MD, PhD

  • Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Academic Research Organization Translational Science Institute
Donald A. Mcclain, MD, PhD

Donald A. Mcclain, MD, PhD

  • Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Director, Academic Research Organization
  • Associate Director, Translational Science Institute

 

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Education
BA, Haverford College, 1973
MD, PhD, Rockefeller University, 2015
Internship
Internal Medicine, Stanford University Hospital, 1983
Residency
Internal Medicine, Stanford University Hospital, 1985
Fellowship
Internal Medicine, University of California - San Diego, 1987
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Memberships
American Association of Physicians & Surgeons
American Diabetes Association
American Federation of Clinical Research
Endocrine Society
American Society of Clinical Investigation
Western Association of Physicians
Positions
Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Director, Academic Research Organization
Associate Director, Translational Science Institute
Departments and Affiliations
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Academic Research Organization
Translational Science Institute

Research

  • Publications
  • Adipose Tissue Transferrin and Insulin Resistance.. McClain DA, Sharma NK, Jain S, Harrison A, Salaye LN, Comeau ME, Langefeld CD, Lorenzo FR, Das SK. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2018 Nov; 103(11):4197-4208.
  • Hyperglycemia during first-line R-CHOP or dose adjusted R-EPOCH chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma is prevalent and associated with chemotherapy alteration - a retrospective study.. Lamar ZS, Dothard A, Kennedy L, Isom S, Robinson M, Vaidya R, Hurd D, McClain D, Lesser G. Leuk. Lymphoma. 2018 08; 59(8):1871-1877.
  • Synergistic Inhibitory Effects of Hypoxia and Iron Deficiency on Hepatic Glucose Response in Mouse Liver.. Nam H, Jones D, Cooksey RC, Gao Y, Sink S, Cox J, McClain DA. Diabetes. 2016 06; 65(6):1521-33.
  • Mechanisms Linking Glucose Homeostasis and Iron Metabolism Toward the Onset and Progression of Type 2 Diabetes.. Fernández-Real JM, McClain D, Manco M. Diabetes Care. 2015 Nov; 38(11):2169-76.
  • Adipocyte iron regulates leptin and food intake.. Gao Y, Li Z, Gabrielsen JS, Simcox JA, Lee SH, Jones D, Cooksey B, Stoddard G, Cefalu WT, McClain DA. J. Clin. Invest. 2015 Sep; 125(9):3681-91.
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Research Interests

  • BRCA1 Protein
  • Effects of Dietary Iron on Diabetes Risk
  • Hexosamines
  • Hypoxia and Metabolism
  • Metabolic Signaling by the Hexosamine Biosynthesis Pathway Mediated by Protein O-linked Glycosylation
  • Prevalence and Mechanism of Diabetes in Hereditary Hemochromatosis
  • Structure and Function of the Insulin Receptor

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