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Laura McCabe is an MSU Foundation Professor and Assistant Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Michigan State University, where she is affiliated with the Department of Physiology as well as the Genetics & Genome Sciences Program and the Cell & Molecular Biology Program. Her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of bone loss associated with type 1 diabetes, glucocorticoid use, and inflammatory bowel disease. She is particularly interested in the relationship between gut microbiota and bone health. By employing mouse models, her lab studies how changes in the microbiota influence bone cell signaling, apoptosis, and metabolism, aiming to develop therapeutic strategies to enhance bone formation. McCabe has contributed significantly to the understanding of bone pathology in the context of diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease, addressing issues such as the impact of diabetes on bone density and the regulatory mechanisms involved. She is also active in scientific societies and serves on various editorial boards and grant review panels, emphasizing her role in advancing research and policy in physiology and related fields.
Department of Psychology