Membership at the Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases consists of 94 NIH-funded investigaors with early and established careers in basic, translational, and clinical science.

Investigators

The Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases is comprised of 110 distinguished NIH-funded researchers from IU School of Medicine, IU Indianapolis, IU Bloomington, Purdue University, Ball State University, University of Notre Dame and the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute. Their multidisciplinary work spans from basic cells to human models.

Investigators are organized into four thematic groups.

Cellular and Molecular Metabolism

Complications of Diabetes and Obesity

Islet Function and Survival

Nutrition and Physiology of Diabetes and Obesity

Center Leadership

5100-Evans-Molina, Carmella

Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD

Director, Indiana Diabetes Research Center

4921-Considine, Robert

Robert V. Considine, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Associate Director, Indiana Diabetes Research Center

Executive Committee

19563-Dong, X

X C. Dong, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

13333-Elmendorf, Jeffrey

Jeffrey S. Elmendorf, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

An image of Dr. Nana Gletsu Miller.

Nana Gletsu Miller, PhD

Associate Professor, IU School of Public Health

4874-Hannon, Tamara

Tamara S. Hannon, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Christopher Harle, PhD

Christopher Harle, PhD

Professor and Department Chair, Health Policy and Management; Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute Center for Biomedical Informatics

26337-Linnemann, Amelia

Amelia K. Linnemann, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

15503-Morral, Nuria

Nuria Morral, PhD

Associate Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics

20748-Mosley, Amber

Amber L. Mosley, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

18596-Sims, Emily

Emily K. Sims, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

65385-Shah, Viral

Viral Shah, M.D.

Professor of Medicine

43265-Spaeth, Jason

Jason M. Spaeth, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

42064-Wu, Wenting

Wenting Wu, PhD

Assistant Research Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics

Internal Advisory Board

60990-Aronoff, David

David M. Aronoff, MD

Chair, Department of Medicine

9949-Clapp, D.

D. W. Clapp, MD

Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Phaedra Corso, PhD

Phaedra Corso, PhD

Associate Vice President for Research, Indiana University and Vice Chancellor for Research, IU Indianapolis

Kelli Ryckman, PhD

Kelli Ryckman, PhD

Associate Dean of Research, School of Public Health, IU Bloomington

Senay Simsek, PhD

Senay Simsek, PhD

Professor and Head Dean’s Chair in Food Science, Purdue University

15690-Tori, Alvaro

Alvaro J. Tori, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Institutional Engagement

External Advisory Board

Charles Burant, MD, PhD

Charles Burant, MD, PhD

Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Metabolism, Director, P30 Nutrition and Obesity Research Center, Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute, University of Michigan

John Corbett, PhD

John Corbett, PhD

Professor and Chair of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin

Philipp Scherer, PhD

Philipp Scherer, PhD

Gifford O. Touchstone, Jr. and Randolph G. Touchstone Distinguished Chair in Diabetes Research and Director of Touchstone Diabetes Center, University of Texas Southwestern

Ann Marie Schmidt, MD

Ann Marie Schmidt, MD

Iven Young Professor of Endocrinology and Director of the Diabetes Research Program, New York University