Academic Distinctions
- 2014 Outstanding Teacher, Medical Student Class of 2017, UTSW
- 2015 Outstanding Teacher, Medical Student Class of 2018, UTSW
- 2016 Boyd L. O’Dell Distinguished Lecturer, University of Missouri
- 2019 Gill Transformative Investigator Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cellular, Molecular and Systems Neuroscience, Indiana University
Professional Society
2012-Present: NIH Training Grants; 2014-Present: American Diabetes Association; 2016-Present: Veterans Administration Grants
Selected Publications
Palmer, B. F., Clegg, D. J. (2019). Cardiovascular Benefits of a Diet Enriched in Fruits and Vegetables. Am J Nephrol, 49(6), 435-437. doi: 10.1159/000500044. PMID: 30995660
Santos, R. S., Frank, A. P., Fátima, L. A., Palmer, B. F., Öz, O. K., Clegg, D. J. (2018). Activation of estrogen receptor alpha induces beiging of adipocytes. Molecular Metabolism, 18, 51-59. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.09.002. PMID: 30270132
Frank, A. P., de Souza Santos, R., Palmer, B. F., & Clegg, D. J. (2019). Determinants of body fat distribution in humans may provide insight about obesity-related health risks. Journal of lipid research, 60(10), 1710–1719. https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.R086975
Clegg, D. J., & Mauvais-Jarvis, F. (2018). An integrated view of sex differences in metabolic physiology and disease. Molecular metabolism, 15, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2018.06.011
Palmer, B. F., Clegg, D. J. (2020). A Universally Accepted Definition of Gender Will Positively Impact Societal Understanding, Acceptance and Appropriateness of Health Care. Mayo Clin Proc. May 19:S0025-6196(20)30089-6. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.01.031. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32448588
Palmer, B. F., Clegg, D. J. (2020). Salicylate Toxicity. N Engl J Med. Jun 25;382(26):2544-2555. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra2010852 PMID: 32579814
Grant participation:
2020-2024: NIH NCI-P30 Administrative Supplement. Subcontract Award to Drexel University: Building a Multi-Institutional Transdisciplinary Cancer and Aging Research Team-From Cells to Society (CART-C2S) (Co-PI’s: Lu-Yao, G., Chapman, A., DiMaria-Ghalili, R.A., Clegg, D., Sell, C., Yang, C., Lopez, A., Simone, N., Martinez-Outschoorn, O.) $49,821.56/year
2020-2025: Millennium Institute for the study of sex-based differences in disease;
Millennium Science Initiative National Agency of Investigation and Development (ANID) Government of Chile (A Nieledge PI, DJ Clegg Co-PI) $87,000/year
2010-2022-NIH/NIDDK R15 Grants.gov Tracking # GRANT12888507: Neuregulin-1 in adipose expandability (J. Bracht, PI, D.J. Clegg, Co-PI 40% effort) $70,000/year
2020-2024-NIH 1R01NR019422-01 # GRANT12976396: The Influence of Sex Hormones, Sex Chromosomes, and Gender on Women's Metabolic & Mental Health (A. Trotter, PI, D.J. Clegg, Co-PI, S. Phillips, Co-PI) $95,000
2020-2022-NIH R25: Enhancing Nutrition Education with Diversity Training (J. Nassar, PI, D.J. Clegg Co-PI) $14,000
2020-2024- NIH/NCCIH: Integrative Intervention with Creative Arts Therapy and Nutrition- I2CAN (D. Sukumar, PI, K. Girija, PI, D.J. Clegg, Co-PI) $14,000
2020-2021- Brain Research Foundation Fay/Frank Seed Grant: Assessing the effect of Estrogen/Testosterone ratio on brain response to food stimuli in transgender adults (J. Nassar, PI, D. J. Clegg, Co-PI) $7,000
Editorial review board membership:
American Journal of Physiology (2000 – present)
Journal of Neuroscience (2002 – present)
Experimental Biology (2003 – present)
Diabetes (2003 – present)
International Journal of Obesity (2003 – present)
Obesity (2003 – present)
Cell Metabolism (2005 – present)
Neuroscience (2005 – present)
Endocrinology (2005 – present)
Physiology and Behavior (2005 – present)
Nature Medicine (2010 – present)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (2010 – present)
Journal of Clinical Investigation (2010 – present)
Research Interests
Nutrition, sex hormones, metabolism, obesity, diabetes
Specialization
Research, Diabetes, Metabolism, Sex Hormones, Brain, Appetite, Nutrition, Body Weight Regulation, Cell-based Assays, Basic Science, Transgender Individual Health/Metabolism, Diet and Kidney Disease