Our mission is to advance the knowledge in the field of diabetes and its complications, while improving the clinical care and life of all patients with diabetes in the U.S. and worldwide.
Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD, Larry D. Soderquist Professor, who leads the research program, is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes (MEND), Co-Director of the Michigan Peripheral Neuropathy Center at U-M, and Vice Chair, Clinical Research at the University of Michigan.
An endocrinologist, diabetologist, clinician, researcher, and scholar, Dr. Pop-Busui is the leading physician in the field of diabetic complications within the University of Michigan's MEND Division. Her clinical interests are diabetes, diabetes complications, and metabolic syndrome.
Dr. Pop-Busui’s research interest has focused on translational and clinical trials to study the mechanisms of diabetic complications, including diabetic cardiovascular autonomic and peripheral neuropathy, and to understand their role in the development of the high cardiovascular risk complicating diabetes.
Research
Current clinical trials and past major clinical trials
Patient Stories
Patient stories about what it's like to live with diabetes
Resources
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
