Scientific Sessions

Planning Committee

Planning Committee

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.

Mark Atkinson, PhD

Mark Atkinson, PhD
University of Florida, College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Committee Chair

Halis Kaan Akturk, MD

Halis Kaan Akturk, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Campus
Aurora, CO
Content Area: New Technology

Lynn Ang, MD

Lynn Ang, MD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Content Area: Neuropathy

Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES

Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES
University Hospitals Health System
Shaker Heights, Ohio 
Content Area: New Technology

Gretchen Benson, RDN, CDCES

Gretchen Benson, RDN, CDCES
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Content Area: Clinical Nutrition

Maria Bettini, PhD

Maria Bettini, PhD 
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Content Area: Immunology
 

Elizabeth Beverly, PhD

Elizabeth A. Beverly, PhD
Ohio University 
Athens, OH
Content Area: Behavioral Medicine

Alejandro Caicedo, PhD

Alejandro Caicedo, PhD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Content Area: Islet Biology/Insulin Secretion

Eda Cengiz, MD, MHS

Eda Cengiz, MD, MHS
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA 
Content Area: Pediatrics

Jenny DeJesus, DNP, ANP-BC, ADM-BC, CDCES

Jenny DeJesus, DNP, ANP-BC, ADM-BC, CDCES 
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
Content Area: Education

Sagar B. Dugani, MD, PhD, MPH

Sagar B. Dugani, MD, PhD, MPH
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN 
Content Area: Epidemiology

Rajesh K. Garg, MD

Rajesh K. Garg, MD 
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
Content Area: Clinical Therapeutics

Manami Hara, DDS, PhD

Manami Hara, DDS, PhD
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 
Content Area: Islet Biology/Insulin Secretion

Laura den Hartigh, PhD

Laura den Hartigh, PhD
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
Content Area: Lipids

Rebecca Hauesler, PhD

Rebecca Hauesler, PhD 
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Content Area: Obesity/Pathogenesis of Obesity

Janice Jin Hwang, MD, MHS

Janice Jin Hwang, MD, MHS 
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 
Content Area: Metabolism, In Vivo (Humans)

Amanda Killeen, DPM

Amanda Killeen, DPM
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Houston, TX
Content Area: Foot Care/Lower Extremities

Young-Bum Kim, PhD

Young-Bum Kim, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 
Content Area: Metabolism, In Vivo (Animals)

Rebecca Longo, ACNP-BC, CDCES

Rebecca Longo, ACNP-BC, CDCES 
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, MA
Content Area: Education

Teresa Mastracci, PhD

Teresa Mastracci, PhD
Indiana University-Indianapolis 
Indianapolis, IN 
Content Area: Islet Biology/Insulin Secretion

Rozalina G. McCoy, MD, MS

Rozalina McCoy, MD, MS
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN 
Content Area: Hypoglycemia

Leigh Perreault MD, FACE, FACP

Leigh Perreault, MD, FACE, FACP
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO
Content Area: Clinical Therapeutics

Camille Powe, MD

Camille Powe, MD
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 
Content Area: Pregnancy

Priya Prahalad, MD, PhD

Priya Prahalad, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Content Area: New Technology

Michael Riddell, PhD

Michael Riddell, PhD
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Content Area: Exercise

Holger Russ, PhD

Holger Russ, PhD
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Content Area: Beta-Cell Replacement

Jennifer Schaub, MD

Jennifer Schaub, MD
University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI 
Content Area: Diabetic Kidney Disease

Ellen Schur, MD, MS

Ellen Schur, MD, MS 
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 
Content Area: Obesity/Pathogenesis of Obesity

Paolo S. Silva, MD

Paolo Silva, MD
Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, MA 
Content Area: Retinopathy

Cassandra N. Spracklen, PhD

Cassandra N. Spracklen, PhD
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 
Content Area: Genetics

Katrin Svensson, PhD

Katrin Svensson, PhD 
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Content Area: Insulin Action/Molecular Metabolism

Paul Titchenell, PhD

Paul Titchenell, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Content Area: Insulin Action/Molecular Metabolism

Rita Rastogi Kalyani

Rita Rastogi Kalyani, MD, MHS
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Content Area: Macrovascular Complications

Amisha Wallia, MD, MS

Amisha Wallia, MD, MS
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL 
Content Area: Health Care Delivery –Economics/Quality Improvement