Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award Lecture
Insulin and Instructions: How the Epigenome Directs Diabetes
Stephen C.J. Parker, PhD, is a tenured associate professor of computational medicine & bioinformatics with secondary appointments in both human genetics and biostatistics at the University of Michigan. His career path includes a BS in biology, MS in molecular biology, PhD in bioinformatics and systems biology, post-doctoral training in genetics and functional genomics of diabetes and related traits, experience in industry (startup biotech and large pharmaceutical companies), and research at a large-scale genome-sequencing center. He currently has scientific leadership positions locally, nationally, and internationally, and has participated on study sections that assess leading national and international initiatives. He is a standing member on the NIH’s Genetics of Health and Disease Study Section. Dr. Parker leads a diverse team with the aim of single-cell multi-omic data generation and integration with other diverse data modalities to translate diabetes and related metabolic trait genetic signals into biological mechanisms and therapeutic insights.