We are excited to highlight a select group of abstracts that have been chosen for recognition at the 2026 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. You can find these abstracts in the Scientific Sessions Meeting App.
ADA Presidents’ Select Abstracts
The following abstracts were identified as noteworthy by the Scientific Sessions Meeting Planning Committee Chair and are being presented at the 2026 Scientific Sessions as oral presentations:
1020-OR: Time to Minimal Residual C-Peptide as an Efficacy Measure in Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Immunotherapy Trials
AIDONG A. DING, JEFFREY KRISCHER, HANZHI GAO, HENRY RODRIGUEZ, SAMUEL S. WU, Boston, MA, Tampa, FL
1036-OR: Food Insecurity and Level 3 Hypoglycemia in Non-Insulin-Treated Secretagogue Users (iNPHORM, USA)
ALEXANDRIA RATZKI-LEEWING, JASON BLACK, ANNA KAHKOSKA, YU KUEI (ALEX) LIN, Baltimore, MD, London, ON, Canada, Chapel Hill, NC, Michigan, MI
1063-OR: Automated Insulin Delivery in Hospitalized Patients with Diabetes and Advanced Kidney Disease
TUGCE AKCAN, RAYHAN LAL, SUE BROWN, SABEENA USMAN, MICHAEL S. HUGHES, MARINA BASINA, JENNIFER KIRBY, ROHIT PARAB, JENNA M. FEELEY, MEAGHAN STUMPF, KIMBERLY MILLER, JULIE C. COSTIN, NICOLAS REYES, MARIA C. SANCHEZ VALENZUELA, ZHAOYANG WEN, CARLENE ALIX, LAYA CHADALAWADA, MARY BETH WEBER, THAYER IDREES, RYAN S. KINGMAN, BAILEY SUH, MARCI MORGAN, YING-TING LIU, MING YEH LEE, MARILYN TAN, KAILEE KINGSTON, LIMIN PENG, ROY W. BECK, GEORGIA DAVIS, FRANCISCO J. PASQUEL, Stanford, CA, Charlottesville, VA, Tampa, FL, Atlanta, GA
1077-OR: One-Year Metabolic Improvements in Midlife Women in a Digital Nutritional Program
SHAMINIE J. ATHINARAYANAN, CAROLINE G. ROBERTS, ALISON ZOLLER, REBECCA N. ADAMS, West Lafayette, IN, Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA
1113-OR: Single-Cell Transcriptomic Profiling Identifies GLP-1RA Associated Pathways in Early Kidney Disease
YE JI CHOI, HAILEY HAMPSON, JAMES D. WEISSENKAMPEN, JENNY KANTER, TOMAS VAISAR, KAROLINA SULEK, KARIN BORNFELDT, JENNIFER A. SCHAUB, DANIEL VAN RAALTE, KRISTEN J. NADEAU, SEAN EDDY, VIJI NAIR, PHILLIP MCCOWN, ABHIJIT S. NAIK, MATHEW O. ALABA, FADHL ALAKWAA, NHUNG NGUYEN, CATHY SMITH, JEFFREY B. HODGIN, ROBERT NELSON, KATHERINE TUTTLE, PATRICIA E. LADD, EVAN ZEITLER, ANIL KARIHALOO, MATTHIAS KRETZLER, PETTER BJORNSTAD, Seattle, WA, Måløv, Denmark, Ann Arbor, MI, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Denver, CO, Eugene, OR, Spokane, WA, Aurora, CO, Chapel Hill, NC, Cheshire, CT
1121-OR: Bridging the Care Gap: A Two-Year Diabetes Management Training Program for Primary Care Providers
ASHLEY GERARD, ALLISON M. GIESWEIN, ELENA A. CHRISTOFIDES, MATT ARNOLD, Iowa City, IA, Columbus, OH, Davenport, IA
1211-OR: Impaired Metabolic Flexibility in Type 1 Diabetes May Be Offset by Greater Physical Activity
DARIA IGUDESMAN, AUDREY COLLINS, DESSI ZAHARIEVA, MERYEM TALBO, ANIKA BILAL, ANNA CASU, KAREN CORBIN, DAVID MAAHS, RICHARD PRATLEY, ELVIS ALVAREZ CARNERO, Orlando, FL, Palo Alto, CA
1253-OR: Efficacy and Safety of Orforglipron vs. Placebo Added to Titrated Insulin Glargine in Adults with Long-Standing Type 2 Diabetes: ACHIEVE-5
FRANCESCO GIORGINO, SHERWIN DSOUZA, LISA LUDWIG, ARIHIRO KIYOSUE, SOMNOOMA HILDA M.B. IBRIGA, HYUNGMIN RHA, RONG LIU, MAX DENNING, JANET TOBIAN, Bari, Italy, Boise, ID, Indianapolis, IN, Tokyo, Japan
Youth Strategies Committee—Top 10 Abstracts
The following abstracts were identified as noteworthy by the Youth Strategies Committee and are being presented at the 2026 Scientific Sessions as oral or poster presentations:
1051-OR: Differences in Glycemic and Psychosocial Gains: Effects of the HAPPY-T1D Intervention
JESSIE WONG, ATIF ADAM, SARAH HANES, LIANE J. TINSLEY, PERSIS COMMISSARIAT, LISA VOLKENING, LORI M. LAFFEL, KOREY HOOD, Stanford, CA, Arlington, MA, Boston, MA, Palo Alto, CA
1159-OR: Understanding CGM Breaks in Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: Prevalence, Drivers, and Impacts
LINDSAY S. MAYBERRY, ERITREA T. NEGUSSIE, SARAH A. BOYD, ERIN BERGNER, MCKENZIE RODDY, EMILY ELLIS, JENNIFER RAYMOND, CYNTHIA A. BERG, DEBORAH WIEBE, Nashville, TN, Washington, DC, Merced, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Salt Lake City, UT
1543-P: Peers Matter: Young Adult Perspectives on How to Improve Diabetes Technology Experiences
PERSIS V. COMMISSARIAT, MARGARET C. PENMAN, GRACE ORLOFF, MARILYN D. RITHOLZ, MARISA HILLIARD, VICKI S. HELGESON, LORI M. LAFFEL, Boston, MA, Houston, TX, Pittsburgh, PA
1550-P: Domain-Specific and Dose-Response Effects of a New Digital Intervention for Diabetes Distress in Families of School-Aged Children Living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
SUSANA R. PATTON, ALEXANDRA MONZON, NICOLE KAHHAN, JACOB M. REDEL, MATTHEW BENSON, LARRY A. FOX, Orlando, FL, Jacksonville, FL, Kansas City, MO
1582-P: Preliminary Evaluation of a Brief Diabetes Distress Screening Tool for Young Adults
JESSICA PIERCE, ALEXANDRA MONZON, NEHA VYAS, SUSANA R. PATTON, Orlando, FL, Jacksonville, FL
1598-P: Development and Validation of a Novel Screening Measure for Parents/Caregivers of Children Diagnosed with Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes
KATHARINE BARNARD-KELLY, JENNA SHAPIRO, CAITLIN WOOMBS, ETHAN BARNARD, OLGA BOIKO, JURGEN VERCAUTEREN, CHANTAL MATHIEU, ANDUL JABBAR OMAR ALSALEH, CHARLIE NICHOLLS, AYMERIC MAHIEU, SHEILA GREENFIELD, LAUREN M. QUINN, RENUKA DIAS, PARTH NARENDRAN, Fareham, United Kingdom, Chicago, IL, Portchester, United Kingdom, Leuven, Belgium, Milan, Italy, Reading, United Kingdom, Levallois Perret, France, Birmingham, United Kingdom
1609-P: Addressing Caregiver Distress in the First Year of a Child’s Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis: What Parents Tell Us They Need
ELLEN O'DONNELL, WENDY GROLNICK, KATHERINE GARVEY, GRACE DING, ALEXANDER J. WHEELOCK, DEEYA MITRA, NICOLE DOBLE, ALESSANDRA J. CARUSO, Longmeadow, MA, Boston, MA, Chestnut Hill, MA, Portland, ME
1613-P: Social Regulation and CGM Data Sharing in Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
CYNTHIA A. BERG, DEBORAH WIEBE, ANISHA MARION, LINDSAY S. MAYBERRY, Salt Lake City, UT, Merced, CA, Nashville, TN
2017-P: Acceptability of T1D-CATCH: A Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Specialty Community Health Worker (CHW) Model
CHARLOTTE CHEN, MELINA I. MANOLAS, MOLLY FINNAN, SHOSHANA S. LIU, STEVEN SANCHEZ, ASTOU TALLA, PRIYANKA MATHIAS, JUDITH A. LONG, SHIVANI AGARWAL, New York, NY, Bronx, NY, Elkhart, IN, Philadelphia, PA
2805-LB: Clinic-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program in Young Women with Type 1 Diabetes: Effects of the Australian Diabetes Body Project RCT
NEISHA D'SILVA, NIKKA S. SANDOVAL, SEAN N. GANNON, ERIC STICE, LINE WISTING, SELENA E. BARTLETT, JONES V. JONES, LIZA K. PHILLIPS, CHRISTEL HENDRIECKX, New Orleans, LA, Brisbane, Australia, Bend, OR, Oslo, Norway, Herston, Australia, South Brisbane, Australia, Geelong, Australia
Interest Group Early Career Abstract Award Winners
The following abstracts were identified as noteworthy by the ADA Interest groups and are being presented at the 2026 Scientific Sessions as oral or poster presentations:
Behavioral Medicine & Psychology
1632-P: HbA1c: A Limited Guide to Understanding Diabetes Distress (DD)
RYAN D. TWEET, LEAH WILSON, FARAHNAZ JOARDER, LARRY FISHER, Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA
Clinical Centers & Programs
1636-P: Hypokalemia, Finerenone, and New-Onset Diabetes in Heart Failure
JOHN OSTROMINSKI, HENRI LU, PARDEEP JHUND, ADRIAAN VOORS, MEIKE BRINKER, YORIKO DE SANCTIS, SCOTT D. SOLOMON, MUTHIAH VADUGANATHAN, ANDREA SCALISE, LUCAS HOFMEISTER, Boston, MA, Lausanne, Switzerland, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Groningen, Netherlands, Berlin, Germany, Whippany, NJ, Barcelona, Spain
Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease
1245-OR: PCSK9 Inhibitors Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Incident Diabetes: A Global Real-World Analysis
CHRISTINE HSU, SHAO-WEI LO, NISHTHA NIGAM, YUNG-FANG TU, HARDIKKUMAR BHANDERI, SHUO-YAN GAU, Cleveland, OH, Boston, MA, Long Branch, NJ, Chiayi, Taiwan
Diabetes In Primary Care
1292-OR: Cardiovascular Outcomes Associated with GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use among Adults with Type 1 Diabetes and Overweight or Obesity: A Target Trial Emulation Using Real-World EHR Data
YIXUE SHAO, PIAOPIAO LI, GEORGIA DAVIS, ELIZABETH MITCHELL, COURTNEY A. ACKEIFI, QIAOCHU XUE, FRANCISCO J. PASQUEL, HUI SHAO, Atlanta, GA, New York, NY
Diabetes In Youth
1023-OR: Divergent Exocrine Pancreatic Trajectories in Children Progressing to Stage 1 vs. Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes
BRITTANY S. BRUGGEMAN, KAYLA MORNEAULT-GILL, CLIVE WASSERFALL, HANZHI GAO, MICHAEL GUYOT, CHRIS E. FORSMARK, DESMOND SCHATZ, JEFFREY KRISCHER, MARTHA L. CAMPBELL-THOMPSON, MICHAEL J. HALLER, Gainesville, FL, Tampa, FL
Diabetes Self-Management Education & Support
1505-P: Family Experiences with Diabetes Management and Discrimination in U.S. Schools
CHRISTINE MARCH, JESSICA MCKINNEY, HENRY RODRIGUEZ, CRYSTAL C. WOODWARD, Pittsburgh, PA, Arlington, VA, Tampa, FL, Stevensville, MD
Diabetes Technology
1063-OR: ADA Presidents' Select Abstract: Automated Insulin Delivery in Hospitalized Patients with Diabetes and Advanced Kidney Disease
TUGCE AKCAN, RAYHAN LAL, SUE BROWN, SABEENA USMAN, MICHAEL S. HUGHES, MARINA BASINA, JENNIFER KIRBY, ROHIT PARAB, JENNA M. FEELEY, MEAGHAN STUMPF, KIMBERLY MILLER, JULIE C. COSTIN, NICOLAS REYES, MARIA C. SANCHEZ VALENZUELA, ZHAOYANG WEN, CARLENE ALIX, LAYA CHADALAWADA, MARY BETH WEBER, THAYER IDREES, RYAN S. KINGMAN, BAILEY SUH, MARCI MORGAN, YING-TING LIU, MING YEH LEE, MARILYN TAN, KAILEE KINGSTON, LIMIN PENG, ROY W. BECK, GEORGIA DAVIS, FRANCISCO J. PASQUEL, Stanford, CA, Charlottesville, VA, Tampa, FL, Atlanta, GA
Exercise Physiology
1012-OR: Metabolic Effects of Active Breaks to Sitting vs. Continuous Walking in Adults with Prediabetes: Preliminary Results from the BURST2D Study
ANA J. PINTO, ISABELLA GUDEWICZ, HELOISA SANTO ANDRÉ, CARMEN P. ORTEGA-SANTOS, MELISSA L. MAMELE, PATRICIA R. SMITH, NALEIA M.J. SOWELL, RAYNA RINALDI, FABIULA ISOTON NOVELLI, SHEILA STEINKE, DANIEL BESSESEN, AUDREY BERGOUIGNAN, Campinas, Brazil, Washington, DC, Aurora, CO, São Paulo, Brazil
Eye Health
1004-OR: CGM-Derived Metrics Outperform Hemoglobin A1c in Predicting Microvascular Complications in Type 1 Diabetes: Multicenter Data from Saudi Arabia
MOHAMMED E. AL-SOFIANI, REEM ALSHAREEF, ALHANOUF A. ALHUMAIZI, ABDULRAHMAN SHADID, ABDULLAH SHADID, MOHANED MAKKAWI, ABDULAZIZ ALBACKER, OMAR ALDOSARI, MOHAMMED A. BATAIS, TURKY H. ALMIGBAL, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia enter Data from Saudi Arabia
Foot Care
1008-OR: Endothelial Metallothionein Enables VEGF Therapy in Diabetic Ischemic Wound Healing
PARUL KATIYAR, SUMIT S. VERMA, DIKSHA PANDEY, AJAY KUMAR SAHI, CHANDAN SEN, KANHAIYA SINGH, Pittsburgh, PA
Healthcare Delivery & Quality Improvement
1177-OR: Informing Medicare Prescription Drug Subsidy Expansion: A Cost Sensitivity Analysis of Income-Related Heterogeneity in Discontinuation of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and SGLT2 Inhibitors
ELIZABETH MITCHELL, MOHAMMED K. ALI, MARIA DIECI, ILANA GRAETZ, SHIVANI A. PATEL, STEPHEN PATRICK, COURTNEY R. YARBROUGH, PIAOPIAO LI, HUI SHAO, Atlanta, GA
Immunology, Immunogenetics, & Transplantation
1315-OR: Escaping Rejection: PD–L1/HVEM–Engineered β-Cells for Durable Transplant Survival
LIFU RUAN, MAN WANG, JONATHAN T. PETERS, ANDREW Z. WANG, Dallas, TX, Durham, NC
Islet Biology, Development, & Function
1271-OR: Long Noncoding RNA SNHG6 Reduces Cytokine-Induced Human β-Cell Immunogenicity and Death
GEMING LU, RANDY B. KANG, MIGUEL VARELA, JUAN ALDACO, JUNGEUN LEE, LEAH KEBROM, EUNJIN OH, DEBBIE THURMOND, ADOLFO GARCIA-OCANA, Duarte, CA
Nutritional Science & Metabolism
1129-OR: Youth with Type 2 Diabetes Have Diminished Citrulline Availability for Arginine and Nitric Oxide Synthesis
MUSTAFA TOSUR, JEAN W. HSU, ANAEMY DANNERDEARMAS, SHAJI K. CHACKO, MARIA REDONDO, FAROOK JAHOOR, ASHOK BALASUBRAMANYAM, Houston, TX
Pregnancy & Reproductive Health
1233-OR: Postmeal Glucose Patterns as Early Predictors of Gestational Diabetes
AZIN S. MOUSAVI, ELEANOR SCOTT, HELEN MURPHY, NANDITA SINGH, APARAJITA BHATTACHARYA, TIMOTHY DUNN, TAO PENG, BYRON OLSON, GARY HAYTER, Leeds, United Kingdom, Norwich, United Kingdom, Milpitas, CA, Alameda, CA, Sioux Falls, SD, Oakland, CA
Public Health & Epidemiology
2321-P: Machine-Learning Modeling for T2DM Prediction in over 3 Million Adults
LUIS A. RODRIGUEZ, MAHER M. YASSIN, ROMAIN NEUGEBAUER, THEODORE R. LEVIN, ANJALI GOPALAN, VARUN SAXENA, JAEJIN AN, DANIELA SOTRES-ALVAREZ, JULIE SCHMITTDIEL, Pleasanton, CA, South San Francisco, CA, Pasadena, CA, Chapel Hill, NC
Obesity Abstract Award
1322-OR: Synergistic Effects of Dorzagliatin and Orforglipron on Glycemic Control and Adiposity in DIO Mice
LINGGE FENG, XIAOBO GAO, JIANGXIA NI, FUXING TANG, LI CHEN, Shanghai, China
Modan Award
1079-OR: VeggieRx: A Produce Prescription Program to Improve Glycemic, Blood Pressure, and Weight Outcomes in Adults with Diabetes and Prediabetes in South Carolina
MISTI J. LEYVA, DONGXU FU, CARRIE DRAPER, KIM P. HOLLINS, OMME-SALMA RAHEMTULLAH, NOREEN O'DONNELL, TIMOTHY LYONS, Columbia, SC, Charleston, SC
WIN ADA Abstract Awards
Basic Science: Islet Biology, Immunology, Physiology, or Obesity
3114-LB: Extracellular Matrix Stiffness Regulates Beta-Cell Insulin Secretion via Piezo1-Mediated Changes in Mitochondrial Function
CHELSEA JOHANSEN, NIKKI L. FARNSWORTH, Golden, CO
Behavioral Medicine, Nutrition, Exercise, and Education
1211-OR: ADA Presidents' Select Abstract: Impaired Metabolic Flexibility in Type 1 Diabetes May Be Offset by Greater Physical Activity
DARIA IGUDESMAN, AUDREY COLLINS, DESSI ZAHARIEVA, MERYEM TALBO, ANIKA BILAL, ANNA CASU, KAREN CORBIN, DAVID MAAHS, RICHARD PRATLEY, ELVIS ALVAREZ CARNERO, Orlando, FL, Palo Alto, CA
Clinical Diabetes, Epidemiology, and Diabetes-Related Complications
1217-OR: ApoC3 Inhibitor Olezarsen Markedly Reduces Triglycerides and Risk of Pancreatitis in Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Insights from CORE-TIMI 72a and CORE2-TIMI 72b
YU MI KANG, BRIAN BERGMARK, VERONICA (VICKIE) J. ALEXANDER, THOMAS A. PROHASKA, XINHUI RAN, SABINA MURPHY, ERICA L. GOODRICH, FILIPE MOURA, ANDRE ZIMERMAN, ELAINE WALDMAN, JULIA WEINLAND, SHUANGLU ZHANG, SHUTING XIA, DAN LI, SOTIRIOS TSIMIKAS, ROBERT P. GIUGLIANO, MARC S. SABATINE, NICHOLAS MARSTON, Boston, MA, New Haven, CT, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Carlsbad, CA, San Diego, CA
Sex as a Biological Variable and Women’s Health
3113-LB: Loss of ß-Cell Heterogeneity due to Glucolipotoxicity-Induced Metabolic Stress
ANNE GRESCH, THAIS GAIA PEDRAZA, RICHARD K. BENNINGER, Aurora, CO
Health Disparities Committee—Top 10 Recommended Abstracts
The “Health Disparities Committee’s Top 10 Recommended Abstracts” recognize health disparities related abstracts that have been accepted into the 2026 Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association®. These abstracts focus on health care disparities in diabetes outcomes, showcase research that explores the underlying factors in diabetes disparities, and demonstrate practical interventions that may contribute to eliminating those disparities.
1079-OR: VeggieRx: A Produce Prescription Program to Improve Glycemic, Blood Pressure, and Weight Outcomes in Adults with Diabetes and Prediabetes in South Carolina
MISTI J. LEYVA, DONGXU FU, CARRIE DRAPER, KIM P. HOLLINS, OMME-SALMA RAHEMTULLAH, NOREEN O'DONNELL, TIMOTHY LYONS, Columbia, SC, Charleston, SC
1080-OR: Neighborhood Food Environments and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes after Gestational Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort Study in New York City
SANDRA S. ALBRECHT, BOHAO WU, TERESA JANEVIC, New York, NY
1206-OR: Mitochondrial Enzyme GLYAT Regulates Adipocyte Mitochondrial Function in Obesity
XIAOYA LI, TINGTING HU, XIAOJING MA, YUQIAN BAO, Shanghai, China
1249-OR: Medically Tailored Meals Lower Hemoglobin A1c: The Food as Medicine for Diabetes (FAME-D) Randomized Clinical Trial
SETH BERKOWITZ, KATHARINE A. RICKS, JEAN TERRANOVA, COLLEEN DAGLEY, BARBARA STEINER, GINA KRUSE, THOMAS C. KEYSERLING, JOHN B. BUSE, DEBORAH WEXLER, LINDA M. DELAHANTY, Chapel Hill, NC, Boston, MA, Jamaica Plain, MA, Aurora, CO
1301-OR: Mitraa-T2D: Comparative Real-World Outcomes of a Digital Conversational Support Tool on Engagement, Adherence, and Glycemic Control in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
BHARAT SABOO, SHIFT FOUNDATION, SHWETA SABOO, ALOK MODI, HARSH HIRANI, SHAMBO SAMAJDAR, Indore City, India, Thane, India, Hyderabad, India, Kolkata, India
1302-OR: Diabetes Nurse Practitioner–Led Management in Transitional Care Center Reduced 90-Day Utilization and Costs in High-Risk Patients
KRISTINE BATTY, ALISA LARBALESTRIER, KATHLEEN BOCCHINO, CAITLIN NASS, Glen Burnie, MD
1631-P: Unidos en Salud: Using a Mobile Unit for Implementing Diabetes Screening in Rural Latino Communities
KARLA I. GALAVIZ, CLAUDIA LARA, ROSSINA SANDOVAL MONSIVAIS, LUIS A. SANTIAGO, VERÓNICA SAMBRA, MARY DE GROOT, INES GONZALEZ CASANOVA, Huntingburg, IN, Washington, IN, Bloomington, IN, Indianapolis, IN
1900-P: Time in Tight Range: Perspectives from an International Survey of Adults with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
MOLLY L. TANENBAUM, KATHARINE BARNARD-KELLY, SARAH HANES, EMMA WILMOT, DANIEL CHERNAVVSKY, DAVID MAAHS, DAVID KERR, Fareham, United Kingdom, Palo Alto, CA, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Charlottesville, VA, Stanford, CA, Sacramento, CA
2316-P: Predictors of Therapeutic Inertia in the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Trial
RACHEL M. PEREZ, PO-YA JAN, DEBORAH WEXLER, JACQUELINE SEIGLIE, SARA CROMER, Boston, MA
2319-P: Longitudinal vs. Single Timepoint Proteomics Identify Novel and Distinct Diabetes Biomarkers in a Multiethnic Cohort
ZSU-ZSU CHEN, MICHAEL MI, JACOB L. BARBER, GAURAV TIWARI, CHARLEEN D. ADAMS, SHULIANG DENG, PRASHANT RAO, DANIEL CRUZ, MAGDALENA SEVILLA-GONZALEZ, MARK GOODARZI, XIUQING GUO, KENT D. TAYLOR, USMAN TAHIR, ALEXIS WOOD, STEVEN RICH, ROBERT E. GERSZTEN, JEROME I. ROTTER, Boston, MA, Brookline, MA, Los Angeles, CA, Torrance, CA, Houston, TX, Charlottesville, VA