The major areas of interest of Dr. Garg's laboratory include diet therapy of diabetes, insulin resistance disorders, diabetic dyslipidemias, and lipodystrophies. Current projects include researching metabolic and genetic basis of familial lipodystrophies, mechanisms of lipodystrophies in HIV-infected patients, and the development of diet therapies for diabetes.

Laboratory Personnel

• Abhimanyu Garg, M.D. - Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Program Director - General Clinical Research Center UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
• Anil Agarwal, Ph.D - Associate Professor
• Meena Shah, Ph.D - Clinical Associate Professor
• Patty Ashworth - Administrative Associate
• Claudia Quittner, RN - Senior Registered Nurse
• Shireesha Sankella, Ph.D- Postdoctoral Researcher II
• Zahid Ahmad, M.D. - Instructor
• Chandna Vasandani, Ph.D-Research Study Coordinator
• Katie Tunison, MS - Research Assistant
• Sarah Masood, BS - Research Technician
• Jasbir Dalal, Ph.D. - Research Scientist
• Rashmin Asher, BS - Research Technician II