Kacey Prentice, University of Toronto

Research

Adipocyte Beta Cell Cell Signaling Diabetes Hepatocyte Insulin Resistance Metabolic Phenotyping Metabolomics

Latest funding

Understanding diabetes risk and early stage pathology: Gestational Diabetes (GDM) and Type 2 Diabetes after a GDM Pregnancy
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,151,325
Translating Cell Replacement Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes: Advancing Clinical Relevance
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,522,350
Investigating the role of NDPK in beta cell function and the pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000

Understanding diabetes risk and early stage pathology: Gestational Diabetes (GDM) and Type 2 Diabetes after a GDM Pregnancy

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wheeler, Michael B

Keywords: Alpha Cells; Beta Cells; Diabetes Pathology; Diabetes Risk; Genetic Mouse Models Of Diabetes; Gestational Diabetes; Islet Biology; Type 2 Diabetes

$1,151,325

Translating Cell Replacement Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes: Advancing Clinical Relevance

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nagy, Andras

Keywords: Alloaccept System; Allogeneic Cell Transplant; Cell-Based Therapy; Fabkin; Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4 (Fabp4); Genome Editing; Pluripotent Stem Cells; Safecell System; Stem Cell Islets; Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

$1,522,350

Investigating the role of NDPK in beta cell function and the pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Luo, Yihan

Keywords: Cell And Animal Models; Human Islets; Islets Function And Inter-Organ Communications; Live Cell Assays And Imaging; Molecular Assays; Multi-Omics And Bioinformatics; Ndpk; Rna Sequencing; Small Molecules; Type 1 Diabetes

$120,000

Elucidating the role of Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase in the Pathogenesis of Obesity and Diabetes

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Prentice, Kacey J

Keywords: Adipocyte; Beta Cell; Cell Signaling; Diabetes; Hepatocyte; Insulin Resistance; Metabolic Phenotyping; Metabolomics; Non-Classical Secretion; Obesity

$918,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Prentice, Kacey J

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adipocyte Dear Professor Prentice, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on adipocyte connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Elucidating the role of Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase in the Pathogenesis of Obesity and Diabetes" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]