Maureen Gannon, PhD

Maureen Gannon grew up in Queens, New York, USA.  She received her B.S. in Biology from Molloy College in Rockville Centre, NY and her M.S. in Biology from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY.  She received her Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Anatomy from Cornell University in 1995. Dr. Gannon pursued postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. Chris Wright at Vanderbilt University, where she studied the role of the Pdx1 and HNF6 transcription factors in pancreas development. She is currently Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University with appointments in the Departments of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics and Cell & Developmental Biology. Her laboratory focuses on the regulation of beta cell mass during development and postnatally in response to physiological and pathological stimuli. Her research has been funded by JDRF, NIH, ADA, and the VA.