Catherine Weikart Yeckel PhD
Associate Research Scientist in and Lecturer in Epidemiology (Environmental Health)
Departments & Organizations
John B. Pierce Laboratory
School of Public Health: Environmental Health Sciences | John Pierce Laboratory
Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
Research Interests
Obesity; Insulin resistance; Exercise training more...
Education
- B.A., Oberlin College, 1983
- M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1992
- Ph.D., University of Texas at Galveston, 2001
Selected Publications
- DiPietro, L., Dziura, J., Yeckel, C.W., and Neufer, P.D. Exercise and Improved Insulin Sensitivity in Older Women: Evidence of the Enduring Benefits of Higher Intensity Training. Journal of Applied Physiology 100: 142-149, 2006.
- Yeckel, C.W., Taksali, S.E., Dziura, J., Weiss, R., Burgert, T.S., Sherwin, R.S., Tamborlane, W.V., and Caprio, S. The Normal Glucose Tolerance Continuum in Obese Youth: Evidence for Impairment in b-cell Function Independent of Insulin Resistance. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 90(2): 747-754, 2005
- Yeckel, C.W., Weiss, R., Dziura, J., Taksali, S.E., Dufour, S., Burgert, T.S., Tamborlane, W.V., and Caprio, S. Validation of Insulin Sensitivity Indices from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Parameters in Obese Children and Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 89(3): 1096-1101, 2004.
