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Members of the DRC Research Base Order of Biopages Members of the DRC Research Base Order of Biopages Name Academic Membership DRC Area of Excellence Department Category Affuso, Olivia Thomas, PhD Epidemiology Scientist Interventions/Trials Agarwal, Anupam, MD Med/Nephrology Senior Scientist Diabetes Complications Akinyemiju, Tomi F., PhD Epidemiology Mentored Interventions/Trials Allison, David B, PhD Nutrition Sciences Senior Scientist Epidemiology/Genetics Allon, Michael, MD Med/Nephrology Scientist Diabetes Complications Arend, Rebecca, MD OB/GYN Scientist Diabetes Complications Arora, Pankaj, MD, FAHA Med/Cardiology Mentored Epidemiology/Genetics Ashraf, Ambika P, MD Peds/Endocrinology Scientist Integrative Metabolism Aslibekyan, Stella, PhD Epidemiology Mentored Epidemiology/Genetics Austad, Steven N., PhD Arts & Sci/Biology Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Bae, Sejong, PhD Med/Preventive Med Scientist Diabetes Complications Bailey, Shannon M, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Ballinger, Scott W, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Bamman, Marcas M, PhD Cell Biology Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Banerjee, Ronadip Ralph Med/Endocrinology Mentored Islet Biology/Autoimmunity Barnes, Stephen, PhD Pharmacology Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Bartolomeo, Maria A. Grant, MD Ophthalmology Senior Scientist Diabetes Complications Baskin, Monica L, PhD Med/Preventive Med Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Bebok, Zsuzsanna, MD Cell Biology Senior Scientist Molecular Signaling Bevensee, Mark O., PhD Cell Biology Senior Scientist Molecular Signaling Bhatnagar, Sushant, PhD Med/Endocrinology Mentored Islet Biology/ Autoimmunity Bibb, James A., PhD Surgery Scientist Islet Biology/ Autoimmunity Biga, Peggy, PhD Biology Scientist Vascular Disease Biggio Jr, Joseph R, MD OB/GYN Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Bittner, Vera A, MD, MSPH Med/Cardiology Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Blume, Scott, MD Med/Heme Onc Senior Scientist Molecular Signaling Boggiano, Mary M, PhD Psychology Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Bowen, Pamela G., PhD Nursing Mentored Interventions/Trials Brott, Brigitta C, MD Med/Cardiology Scientist Interventions/Trials Calhoun, David A, MD Med/Cardiology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Carson, April P., PhD Epidemiology Mentored Epidemiology/Genetics Carson, Tiffany L., PhD Med/Preventive Med Mentored Interventions/Trials Casazza, Krista, PhD Peds/General Peds Scientist Integrative Metabolism Chandler-Laney, Paula, PhD Nutrition Sciences Mentored Integrative Metabolism Chatham, John C, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Chattopadhyay, Debasish, PhD Med/Infectious Dis Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Chen, Ching-Yi, PhD Biochemistry Senior Scientist Molecular Signaling Chen, Herbert, MD Surgery Senior Scientist Diabetes Complications Chen, Junqin, PhD Med/Endocrinology Mentored Islet Biology/ Autoimmunity Chen, Yabing, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Chen, Yiu-Fai, PhD Med/Cardiology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Chen, Yu-ying, MD, PhD Physical Therapy Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Cherrington, Andrea, MD, MPH Med/Preventive Med Scientist Interventions/Trials Clay, Olivio J., PhD Arts&Sci/Psychology Scientist Interventions/Trials Cooper, David KC, PhD Surgery Senior Scientist Islet Biology/Autoimmunity Cowell, Rita M, PhD Psychiatry Senior Scientist Molecular Signaling Crowe, Michael, PhD Psychology Scientist Interventions/Trials Cui, Xiangqin, PhD Biostatistics Senior Scientist Epidemiology/Genetics Darley-Usmar, Victor, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Davies, Susan L, PhD Health Behavior Scientist Interventions/Trials DeBerry, Jennifer, PhD Anesthesiology Mentored Diabetes Complications Dell'Italia, Louis J, MD Med/Cardiology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease De Luca, Maria, PhD Nutrition Sciences Scientist Molecular Signaling Dreer, Laura E, PhD Ophthalmology Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Durant, Nefertiti, PhD, MPH Gen Pediatrics Scientist Interventions/Trials Durant, Raegan, MD, PhD Med/Preventive Med Scientist Interventions/Trials Dutton, Gareth R., PhD Med/Preventive Med Scientist Interventions/Trials Dwivedi, Yogesh, PhD Psychiatry Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Feng, Wenguang, PhD Med/Nephrology Mentored Vascular Disease Fernández, José R, PhD Nutrition Sciences Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Fisher, Gordon, PhD Human Studies Mentored Interventions/Trials Fobian, Aaron, PhD Psychiatry Mentored Interventions/Trials Fontaine, Kevin R., PhD Health Behavior Senior Scientist Epidemiology/Genetics Fouad, Mona N, MD, MPH Med/Preventive Med Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Frank, Stuart J, MD Med/Endocrinology Senior Scientist Molecular Signaling Fu, Yuchang, PhD Nutrition Sciences Scientist Vascular Disease Funkhouser, Ellen M., DrPH Med/Preventive Med Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Gamble, Karen, PhD Psychiatry Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Garvey, W. Timothy, MD Nutrition Sciences Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Geisinger, Maria "Mia", DDS, MS Dentistry Scientist Diabetes Complications Gilbert, Gregg H, DDS, MBA Dentistry Senior Scientist Diabetes Complications Gilbert, Shawn, MD Surgery Scientist Integrative Metabolism Goss, Amy Miskimon, PhD Nutrition Sciences Mentored Integrative Metabolism Gower, Barbara, PhD Nutrition Sciences Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Grams, Jayleen M., MD, PhD Surgery Mentored Integrative Metabolism Grant, Maria A. Bartolomeo, MD - See Bartolomeo, Maria A. Grant, MD Gutierrez, Orlando, MD, MMSc Med/Nephrology Scientist Diabetes Complications Habegger, Kirk, PhD Med/Endocrinology Mentored Vascular Disease Hage, Fadi G., MD Med/Cardiology Scientist Vascular Disease Halade, Ganesh, PhD Med/Cardiology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Hanaoka, Beatriz, PhD Med/Immunology Mentored Integrative Metabolism Hardy, Robert W, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Molecular Signaling Harper, Lorie OB/GYN Mentored Epidemiology/Genetics Hartman IV, John L, MD Genetics Scientist Epidemiology/Genetics Hidalgo, Bertha A., PhD Epidemiology Mentored Epidemiology/Genetics Howard, George, PhD Biostatistics Senior Scientist Epidemiology/Genetics Howard, Virginia J., PhD Epidemiology Senior Scientist Epidemiology/Genetics Hunter, Chad S., PhD Med/Endocrinology Scientist Vascular Disease Hunter, Gary R, PhD Nutrition Sciences Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Irvin, Marguerite R., PhD, MD Epidemiology Scientist Diabetes Complications Javed, Amjad, PhD Dentistry Senior Scientist Molecular Signaling Jing, Gu, PhD Med/Endocrinology Mentored Islet Biology/ Autoimmunity Jun, Ho-Wook, PhD Engineering Scientist Islet Biology/ Autoimmunity Kabarowski, Janusz H, PhD Microbiology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Kearney, John F, PhD Microbiology Senior Scientist Islet Biology/ Autoimmunity Kennedy, Richard Med/Geriatrics Scientist Diabetes Complications Kesterson, Robert A, PhD Genetics Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Kew II, Clifton E, MD Med/Nephrology Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Kilgore, Meredith L., PhD Health Care Policy Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Kim, Jeonga, PhD Med/Endocrinology Scientist Vascular Disease Kucik, Dennis F, MD, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Levitan, Emily, PhD Epidemiology Scientist Epidemiology/Genetics Lewis, Cora E (Beth), MD Med/Preventive Med Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Li, Li, MD Psychiatry Mentored Integrative Metabolism Lingasubramanian, Karthikeyan, PhD Engineering Mentored Interventions/Trials Lloyd, Steven G, MD, PhD Med/Cardiology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Locher, Julie L., PhD Med/Geriatrics Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Lorenz, Robinna Gail, MD, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Islet Biology/ Autoimmunity Lund, Frances E., PhD Microbiology Senior Scientist Islet Biology/ Autoimmunity Mannon, Roslyn B., MD Med/Nephrology Senior Scientist Diabetes Complications Marshall, Caroline B., MD Med/Nephrology Mentored Diabetes Complications Mazzoni, Sara, MD OB/GYN Mentored Integrative Metabolism McCormick, Kenneth L, MD Peds/Endocrinology Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials McGwin, Gerald, PhD Epidemiology Senior Scientist Epidemiology/Genetics McLean, Mamie, MD OB/GYN Mentored Integrative Metabolism Mehta, Tapan Shirish Health Serv Admin Mentored Epidemiology/Genetics Messina, Joseph L, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Molecular Signaling Michael, Max, III MD Sch Public Health Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Mirov, Sergey B., PhD Arts&Sci/Physics Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Mitra, Kasturi, PhD Genetics Mentored Molecular Signaling Moellering, Douglas, Ph.D Nutrition Sciences Scientist Integrative Metabolism Morrison, Shannon, PhD Nursing Mentored Interventions/Trials Muccio, Donald Chemistry Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Murphy-Ullrich, Joanne, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Diabetes Complications Nagareddy, Prabhakara PhD Nutrition Sciences Mentored Molecular Signaling Nagy, Timothy R, PhD Nutrition Sciences Senior Scientist Integrative Metabolism Namakkal Soorappan, Rajasekaran, PhD Pathology Scientist Vascular Disease Norian, Lyse Nutrition Sciences Scientist Integrative Metabolism Oparil, Suzanne, MD Med/Cardiology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Oster, Robert A, Ph.D. Med/Preventive Med Scientist Epidemiology/Genetics Ovalle, Fernando, MD Med/Endocrinology Senior Scientist Interventions/Trials Patel, Rakesh P, PhD Pathology Senior Scientist Vascular Disease Paterson, Andrew J., Ph.D. Med/Endocrinology Senior Scientist Molecular
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