Steven F. Abcouwer, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetic retinopathy, neurodegeneration, microglia
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Alison Affinati, MD, PhD
Clinical Lecturer, Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Hypothalamus, glucose homeostasis, energy homeostasis
James E. Aikens, PhD
Professor of Family Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Depression, self-management, health behavior
James E. Aikens, PhD
Professor of Family Medicine, Medical School
Neil B. Alexander, MD, MS
Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Falls, exercise, mobility
Omayma Alshaarawy, MBBS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University
Areas of Expertise:
Cannabinoids, diet-induced obesity, diabetes epidemiology
Cristina Alvarado-Nieves, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Minority health, diabetes education, and health care disparities
Lawrence C. An, MD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetes, self-management, tailored messaging
Anuska V. Andjelkovic-Zochowska, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Research Professor, Neurosurgery, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Blood-brain barrier, tight junction, vascular inflammation
Lynn Ang, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Glycemic stress, cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy, hypoglycemia
David A. Antonetti, PhD
Roger W. Kittendorf Research Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetic retinopathy, blood-retinal barrier, tight junctions
Peter Arvan, MD, PhD
William K. and Delores S. Brehm Professor of Type 1 Diabetes Research
Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Insulin synthesis, secretion, protein folding
Richard J. Auchus, MD, PhD
James A. Shayman and Andrea S. Kevrick Professor of Translational Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Cushing's disease, steroid biosynthesis
John Ayanian, MD
Alice Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy
Director, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetes, quality of care, and health disparities
Sami Barmada, MD, PhD
Angela Dobson Welch and Lyndon Welch Research Professor
Associate Professor of Neurology, Medical School
Katherine Bauer, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Nutritional Sciences
Areas of Expertise:
Childhood obesity, nutrition, parenting
Katherine W. Bauer, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise:
Pediatric obesity, behavioral nutrition, obesity epidemiology
Ronny Bell, PhD
Professor, Department of Public Health, East Carolina University
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetes, health disparities, American Indians
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetes, health-related social needs, pragmatic trials
Kelsie Bernot, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology, College of Science and Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Areas of expertise:
Health disparities, service learning, and diabetes
Steven J. Bernstein, MD, MPH
Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetes, quality improvement, implementation
Markus Bitzer, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetic nephropathy, aging-associated glomerulopathy, non-coding RNA, TGF-beta signaling
Michael Boehnke, PhD
Richard G. Cornell Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics
Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise:
Statistical genetics, type 2 diabetes and related traits, human gene mapping
Dave Bridges, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise:
Glucocorticoids, mTORC1, energy expenditure
Steven Britton, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology and Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
Robert D. Brook, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, hypertension, air pollution, insulin resistance
Charles Burant, MD, PhD
Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Metabolism
Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at Michigan Medicine
Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise:
Obesity, metabolomics, insulin resistance, beta-cell biology
Eric D. Buras, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Christian Burgess, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Research Assistant Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Two photon calcium imaging, hypothalamic circuitry, sleep
Paul Burghardt, PhD
Associate Professor, Nutrition & Food Science, Wayne State University
Areas of Expertise:
Obesity, emotion, inflammation
James Burke, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Stroke, racial disparities, individualizing care
Julia V. Busik, PhD
Professor of Physiology, Michigan State University
Areas of Expertise:
Microvascular complications, retinopathy, dyslipidemia
Brian J. Byrd, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Internal Medicine
Areas of Expertise
Endocrine hypertension, aldosterone, cardiometabolic diseases
James Byrd, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Hypertension, aldosterone, cardiometabolic diseases
Isin Cakir, PhD
Research Investigator, Life Sciences Institute
Areas of Expertise:
Obesity, diabetes, drug discovery
Brian Callaghan, MD, MS
Fovette E. Dush Early Career Professor
Associate Professor of Neurology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Metabolic syndrome, neuropathy, diabetic complications