Mita Varghese, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Research Scientist
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Dr. Mita Varghese is an Assistant Research Scentist at the University of Michigan, Pediatrics-Endocrinology division. Her research focuses on the impact of sex and sex hormones on inflammation in pre-clinical models of obesity. Other research interests include investigations of complications of sex differences in adipose and immune cell lipid storage on immune system responses. Currently, her research is focused on translating mouse model studies in pediatric pre-diabetic and diabetic populations with emphasis on profiling circulating monocyte populations as a metabolic risk determinant.

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Presentation(s):

• SAT-218 - A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluate Adolescent Metabolic Risk using New Obesity Definitions, Glucose Impairment and Meta-Inflammatory Monocyte Markers

  Saturday, June 13, 2026
  9:30 AM - 4:30 PM CT

• ORF03-02 - A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluate Adolescent Metabolic Risk using New Obesity Definitions, Glucose Impairment and Meta-Inflammatory Monocyte Markers

  Saturday, June 13, 2026
  9:50 AM - 9:55 AM CT