Research & Grants

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 2024.  

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 350+ 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 (2024)

Layla Abushamat, MD
Nancy Allen, PhD
Barbara J.  Anderson, PhD
Mark Stuart Anderson, MD, PhD
Rosa Arriaga, PhD
Fida Bacha, MD
Ronadip Banerjee, MD, PhD
Renata Belfort De Aguiar, MD
Christopher Bell, PhD
Megan Bensignor, MD
Lisa Beutler, MD, PhD
Ashay Bhatwadekar, PhD, RPh
Petter Bjornstad, MD
Kristen Boyle, PhD
Christoph Buettner, MD, PhD
Charles Burant, MD, PhD
John Buse, MD, PhD
Laura Caccavale, PhD
Lu Cai, MD, PhD
Jonathan Campbell, PhD
Licy Cardozo, MD
Karen Cerosaletti, PhD
Owen Chan, PhD
Mayland Chang, PhD
Lily Chao, MD
Bhagirath Chaurasia, PhD
Amy Clark, DO
Paul Cohen, MD, PhD
Robert Considine, PhD
Barbara Corkey, PhD
David D'Alessio, MD
Swapan Das, PhD
Mary de Groot, PhD
Sangeeta Dhawan, PhD
Lily Dong, PhD
X. Dong, PhD
Joshua Drake, PhD
Robert Eckel, MD, FAHA, FACC, FNLA
Samantha Ehrlich, PhD
Joel Elmquist, PhD
Uta Erdbruegger, MD
Anthony Ferrante, MD
Brian Finck, PhD
Jonathan Flak, PhD
Ellen Francis, PhD
Susan Fried, PhD
Alona Furmanchuk, PhD

Maria Golson, PhD
Barbara Gower, PhD
Donald Greydanus, MD
Kimberly Gudzune, MD
Todd Hagobian, PhD
Xianlin Han, PhD
Daniel Hardy, PhD
David Harlan, MD
Karla Henderson, PhD
Tamara Hershey, PhD
Marisa Hilliard, PhD
Cathrine Hoyo, PhD
Elbert Huang, MD
Cholsoon Jang, PhD
Kevin Joiner PhD, APRN, ANP-BC
Barbara Kahn, MD
Jenny Kanter, PhD
Takhar Kasumov, PhD
Megan Kelsey, MD
Ahlee Kim, MD
Francis Kim, MD
Aleksandar Kostic, PhD
Rohit Kulkarni, MD, PhD
Lori Laffel, MD, MPH
Aaron Lee, PhD
Aaron Leong, MD, MSc
Corina Lesseur, PhD, MD
Yuanyuan Li, PhD
Zhenqi Liu, MD
Karen Madsen, PhD
Greg Morton, PhD
Shelagh Mulvaney, PhD
David Nathan, MD
Christopher Newgard, PhD
Andrew Odegaard, PhD
Ellen O’Donnell, PhD
Ann Olson, PhD
Sean Oser, MD, MPH
Kathleen Page, MD
Stephen Parker, PhD
Sumita Pennathur, PhD
Wei Perng, PhD
Louis Philipson, MD, PhD
Dennis Pillion, PhD
Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD
Pere Puigserver, PhD

Adam Rauckhorst, PhD
Babak Razani, MD, PhD
Judith Regensteiner, PhD
Shannon Reilly, PhD
Jane Reusch, MD
Christopher Rhodes, PhD
Celine Riera, PhD
Liangyou Rui, PhD
Alan Saltiel, PhD
Rebecca Scalzo, PhD
Jean Schaffer, MD
Irene Schauer, MD
Michael Schwartz , MD
Elizabeth Selvin, PhD
Utpal Sen, PhD
Viral Shah, MD
Rebecca Simmons, MD
Dorota Skowyra, PhD
Alexander Staruschenko, PhD
David Stepp, PhD
Andrew Stewart, MD
Karen Talmadge, PhD
Molly Tanenbaum, PhD
Sarah Tersey, PhD
Deirdre Tobias, DSc
Kalie Tommerdahl, MD
Hubert Tse, PhD
Virginia Uhley, PhD, RDN
Mary Vajravelu, MD
Anthony Vesco, PhD
Aristidis  Veves, MD
Rebekah Walker, PhD
Qiong Wang, PhD
Wang Wang, MD, PhD
Sarah Westen, PhD
Phillip White, PhD
Brandy Wicklow, MD
Risa Wolf, MD
Jennifer Yamamoto, MD
Jessica Yeh, PhD
Edwina Yeung, PhD
Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD
Lori Zeltser, PhD
Sarah Zhang, MD
Bokai Zhu, PhD
Jun Zou, PhD