Research & Grants

Diabetes Research Grant Reviewers

Thank You, Reviewers!

We would like to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude for the effort and expertise of the researchers that generously volunteered their time to serve on various review panels in 2025.

Each application is reviewed by at least three external scientific experts in the diabetes field and are carefully selected by the Research Program team based on their area of expertise. 

Their commitment to excellence and willingness to provide constructive feedback was instrumental in shaping the outcome of the 550+ applications submitted this year. All applicants, including those that were not selected for funding, have benefited from the constructive feedback shared in their reviews.

It is important to note that their insights not only helped us identify projects that push the boundaries of diabetes research, but also contributed to the career development and growth of these applicants.

Research Programs Grant Reviewers (2025)

Adam Konopka, PhD
Adam Rauckhorst, PhD
Adnin Zaman, MD
Adrian Vella, MD
Alan R. Saltiel, PhD
Aleksandar David Kostic, PhD
Alesandro Doria, MD PhD
Alexander Staruschenko, PhD
Alexandria Ratzki-Leewing, PhD
Alexis Wood, PhD
Alfonso Galderisi, MD, PhD
Alice Long, PhD
Alona Furmanchuk, PhD
Amelia Linnemann, PhD
Amy Shah, MD, MS, FNLA 
Andrew Stewart, MD
Ann Olson, PhD
Anthony Ferrante, MD
Anthony T Vesco, PhD
Aoife Egan, MB, B.CH, PhD
Aristidis Veves, MD
Ashay Bhatwadekar, PhD
Barbara B. Kahn, MD
Barbara Gower, PhD
Barbara J. Anderson, PhD
Bethany Cummings, DVM, PhD
Bhagirath Chaurasia, PhD
Bokai Zhu, PhD
Bret H. Goodpaster, PhD
Brian Finck, PhD
Brian Schmidt, DPM
Catherine Kim, MD, MPH
Celine Riera, PhD
Charles Francis Burant, MD, PhD
Cholsoon Jang, PhD
Christoph Buettner, MD, PhD
Christopher B. Newgard, PhD
Christopher John Rhodes, PhD
Daniel Hsia, MD
Danielle Marie Hessler Jones, PhD
David G Marrero, PhD
David M Harlan, MD
David M Nathan, MD
Deborah Cohen, PhD
Dennis Pillion, PhD
Donald Scott, PhD
Eddie Hill, PhD
Edward R Damiano, PhD
Elbert S. Huang, MD
Elena Toschi
Elizabeth Ann Enninga, PhD
Elizabeth Seaquist, MD
Ellen O'Donnell, PhD
Eric L Johnson, MD
Esra Karakose-Balioglu, PhD
Evan Rosen, MD
Farnaz Shamsi, PhD
Farooq Syed, PhD
Gary Schwartz, PhD
Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD
Gert Jan Biessels, MD, PhD

Greg Morton, PhD
Gretchen Piatt, PhD, MPH
Hai-Bin Ruan, PhD
Hengjiang Dong, PhD
Hubert Tse, PhD
Irene Schauer, MD, PhD
James Gavin III, MD PhD
James P White, PhD
Jane EB Reusch, MD
Jason Kim, PhD
Jason Winnick, PhD
Jay H Shubrook, DO
Jeffery Tessem, PhD
Jennifer Campbell, PhD
Jennifer Stancill, PhD
Jenny Kanter, PhD
Jessica Yeh, PhD
Jill Patricia Crandall, MD
Jill Weissberg-Benchell, PhD
Joanna Davies, PhD
Jody Dushay, MD
Joel K. Elmquist, PhD
John Corbett, PhD
Jonathan Campbell, PhD
Jonathan Flak, PhD
Jordan E Perlman
Josiane Broussard, PhD
Justin Ryder, PhD
K. M. Venkat Narayan MD, MSC, MBA, FRCP 
Karen Cerosaletti, PhD
Karen Talmadge, PhD
Kasia J. Lipska, MD
Kathleen Page, PhD
Kosaku Shinoda, PhD
Laura J Niedernhofer, MD, PhD
Laura R Saslow, PhD
Lauretta Quinn, PHD, RN
Lawrence Fisher, PhD
Layla Abushamat, MD
Leena Bharath, PhD
Liangyou Rui, PhD
Lisa Beutler, MD, PhD
Lori M Laffel, M.D., MPH
Louis H. Philipson, MD, PhD
Lu Cai, MD, PhD
Lyudmila I. Rachek, PhD
Maki Nakayama, MD
Manuel Blandino-Rosano, PhD
Maria Araneta, PhD
Maria Golson, PhD
Marie Elizabeth McDonnell, M.D.
Marisa E Hilliard, PhD
Mark O. Huising, PhD
Mark Pataky, PhD
Mark Stuart Anderson, MD, PhD
Mary de Groot, PhD
Mary T. Korytkowski, MD
Marzieh Salehi, MD
Medha Munshi, MD
Megan Bensignor, MD
Melanie Cree, MD, PhD

Melanie Kaelberer, PhD
Melissa S Putman, MD
Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD
Mia Smith, PHD, DVM
Michael A. Harris, PhD
Michael Rudolph, Phd
Milton M Eder, PhD
Morris White, PhD
Nancy A Allen, PhD
Neda Laiteerapong, MD
Nicholas Broskey, PhD
Owen Chan, PhD
Paul Cohen, MD, PhD
Peng Yi, PhD
Petter Bjornstad, MD
Philip Kern, MD
Phillip White, PhD
Qin Yang, MD, PhD
Rachel Reinert, MD, PhD
Rachel Willard-Grace, MPH
Rebecca Simmons, MD
Rebekah Walker, PhD
Renu Kowluru PhD
Robert Considine, PhD
Robert H. Eckel, MD, FAHA, FACC, FNLA
Rohit N. Kulkarni, MD, PhD
Ronadip Banerjee, MD, PhD
Rosa Arriaga, PhD
Roy Beck, MD, PhD
Rozalina G. McCoy, MD, MS
Sabyasachi Sen, MD
Sally Kent, PhD
Sara A Wettergreen, PharmD
Sarah Tersey, PhD
Sathish Thirunavukkarasu, PhD
Sean Oser, MD, MPH
Shannon Reilly, PhD
Sheila Collins, PhD
Sherita Hill Golden, MD
Sridevi Devaraj, PhD
Stanley Andrisse, PhD
Stefano Volpato, MD
Stephen C.J. Parker, PhD
Sumita Pennathur, PhD
Suraj Patel, MD, PhD
Swapan Das, PHD
Tainayah Thomas, PHD
Ulrike Menkes, PHD
Utpal Sen, PhD
Virginia Uhley, PhD, RD
Vitor A. Lira, PhD
Wagner Dantas, PhD
Wang Wang, MD, PhD
Wei Perng, PhD
Willa Hsueh, MD
William H Polonsky, PhD
Xia Gao, PhD
Yi Zhu, PhD
Young-Bum Kim, PhD
Yu An, PhD
Yue Wang, PhD