Welcome to TaMADOR

Two NIDDK programs, one focused on Type 1 Diabetes and one focused on Obesity, funded research groups with the goal of developing and disseminating targeted mass spectrometry assays for the diagnosis and monitoring of Type 1 Diabetes and Obesity. While the funding sources are separate, we felt there were obvious synergies in these efforts and formed TaMADOR with the goal of leveraging each other's capabilities and strengths.

Type 1 Diabetes Assays

University of Washington

Quantifying Proteins in Plasma to Democratize Personalized Medicine for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

PIs: Andrew Hoofnagle, Michael MacCoss

PNNL & University at Buffalo

Robust Mass Spectrometric Protein/Peptide Assays for Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Applications

PIs: Jun Qu, Wei-Jun Qian

Obesity Assays

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Design and Validation of Easy-to-Adopt Mass Spectrometry Assays of Importance to Obesity

PI: Jennifer Van Eyk

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Multiplex Mass Spectrometric Protein Assays for Precise Monitoring of the Pathophysiology of Obesity

PI: Wei-Jun Qian

Participating Institutions

News & Announcements

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  • US HUPO 2026 Evening Workshop: Targeting Diabetes and Obesity

    February 22, 2026

    The TaMADOR consortium hosted a successful evening workshop at the 2026 US HUPO Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Workshop: Targeting Diabetes and Obesity: MS-based Assays that Inform Clinical Re...

  • Register Now for the 2026 TaMADOR Spring Symposium

    February 11, 2026

    Targeted Mass Spectrometry Assays for Diabetes and Obesity Research (TaMADOR) The 2026 TaMADOR Spring Symposium will be held on May 14th from 8:30 AM to 4:10 PM at UW Medicine, South Lake Union (B...

  • 2025 TaMADOR Meeting at the NIH

    March 4, 2025

    The TaMADOR consortium held a symposium at the National Institutes of Health on March 4, 2025: Biomarkers and Mass Spectrometry–Based Assays in Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research. The precise and a...

  • New Publications Page

    April 25, 2024

    We have launched a new page listing the publications from the four grants that have supported TaMADOR: U01 DK137097 (University of Washington) U01 DK137113 (Pacific Northwest National Laborat...

  • Register Now for the 2024 TaMADOR Symposium

    March 28, 2024

    Targeted Mass Spectrometry Assays for Diabetes and Obesity Research (TaMADOR) The 2024 TaMADOR Symposium will be held on May 6th from 8am to 4pm at UW Medicine, South Lake Union (Brotman Auditoriu...