UPMC Center for Chronic Pancreatitis and Diabetes
Official title: UPMC Clinical Center for the Study of Chronic Pancreatitis and Diabetes
Funded at University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh · NIH-11219246 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This program follows people with chronic pancreatitis and related diabetes to learn more about causes, complications, and treatments.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Pittsburgh, United States) |
| Project start | September 28, 2015 |
| Project end | June 30, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $556,500 |
| NIH project number | 2U01DK108306-11 |
| Project ID | NIH-11219246 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are people with recurrent acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, or diabetes that developed after pancreatic disease, and sometimes healthy volunteers for comparison.
✕Less likely to help
People without pancreatic disease or those seeking immediate treatment effects may not get direct, immediate benefit because the center focuses on research and long-term improvements.
What this research studies
If you join at UPMC, you would be followed by a team of doctors and researchers who focus on recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis and diabetes that comes from pancreatic disease. You may be asked about your medical history, have clinical exams, and give blood or other samples so researchers can study biological markers and disease patterns. Your information and samples would contribute to a national consortium that combines data from many centers to improve understanding. From time to time you might be invited to join additional ancillary studies that look for causes, biomarkers, or potential treatments.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could lead to better ways to diagnose, prevent, and manage pancreatitis and diabetes related to pancreatic disease.
How similar studies have gone: Other consortium-based cohort studies have already identified risk factors and biomarkers for pancreatic disease, so this collaborative approach has produced useful findings though more discoveries are needed.
Where this research is happening
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University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Yadav, Dhiraj — University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- Study coordinator: Yadav, Dhiraj
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Continuation of Type 1 Diabetes in Acute Pancreatitis: UF Health and AdventHealth
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Data Coordinating Center for Type 1 Diabetes in Acute Pancreatitis Consortium
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.