The overall philosophy of the Scientific Sessions is to present cutting edge research or opinion that is not heard in other meetings and conferences held throughout the year. The Scientific Sessions Meeting Planning Committee is responsible for developing challenging and exciting program content that reaches across diverse disciplines to teach lessons of relevance to diabetes.
Alice Y.Y Cheng, MD, FRCPC
University of Toronto
Committee Chair
Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill, PhD, APRN, CDCES
JDRF
Content Area: New Technology
Lynn Ang, MD
University of Michigan
Content Area: Neuropathy
Mark Atkinson, PhD
University of Florida College of Medicine
Content Area: Beta-Cell Replacement
Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES
University Hospitals Health Systems
Content Area: New Technology
Gretchen Benson, RDN, CDCES
Minneapolis Heart Foundation
Content Area: Clinical Nutrition
Gretchen Benson, RDN, CDCES
Minneapolis Heart Foundation
Content Area: Clinical Nutrition
Mark Benson, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Content Area: Macrovascular Complications
Elizabeth Beverly, PhD
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Content Area: Psychosocial, Behavioral Medicine
Petter Bjornstad, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Content Area: Diabetic Kidney Disease
Alejandro Caicedo, PhD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Content Area: Islet Biology/Insulin Secretion
Eda Cengiz, MD, MHS
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Content Area: Youth
Laura den Hartigh, PhD
University of Washington School of Medicine
Content Area: Lipids
Kimberly Gudzune, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Content Area: Obesity/Pathogensis of Obesity
Manami Hara, DDS, PhD
University of Chicago
Content Area: Islet Biology/Insulin Secretion
Elizabeth T. Jensen, MPH, PhD
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Content Area: Epidemiology
Richard Kibbey, MD, PhD
Yale School of Medicine
Content Area: Insulin Action/Molecular Metabolism
Amanda Killeen, DPM, FACPM, FASPS, CWSP
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Content Area: Foot Care/Lower Extremities
Alice Long, PhD
Benaroya Research Institute
Content Area: Immunology
Rozalina McCoy, MD, MS
Mayo Clinic
Content Area: Hypoglycemia
Brian O'Neill, MD, PhD
University of Iowa
Content Area: Metabolism, In Vivo (Humans)
Stephen Parker, PhD
University of Michigan Medical School
Content Area: Genetics
Leigh Perreault, MD, FACE, FACP
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Content Area: Clinical Therapeutics
Ravi Retnakaran, MD, FRCPC
University of Toronto
Content Area: Clinical Therapeutics
Jane Seley, DNP, MPH, MSN, GNP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES
Weill Cornell College
Content Area: Education
Viral N. Shah, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Campus
Content Area: New Technology
Paolo Silva, MD
Joslin Diabetes Center
Content Area: Retinopathy
Emily K. Sims, MD, MS
Indiana University School of Medicine
Content Area: Islet Biology/Insulin Secretion
Michelle D. Stancil, MS, BSN, RN, CDCES
Prisma Health
Content Area: Education
Emily Szmuilowicz, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Content Area: Pregnancy
Celeste Thomas, MD
University of Chicago
Content Area: Health Care Improvement
Paul Titchenell, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Content Area: Insulin Action/Molecular Metabolism
Jenny Tong, MD, MPH
University of Washington
Content Area: Obesity/Pathogenesis of Obesity
Allison Xu, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Content Area: Metabolism, In Vivo (Animals)
Jane Yardley, PhD
University of Alberta
Content Area: Exercise