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Basic Research Scientists at UMass Chan Diabetes Center of Excellence

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Co-Chairs

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Dale Greiner, PhD

Categories: Faculty, humanized mice, immune-modulation, tumor immune infiltrate

Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Herman G. Berkman Chair in Diabetes Care Innovation

Reconstructing Type 1 diabetes in novel preclinical models that allow for the study of human cells & tissues derived from T1D patients. Testing genetically modified stem cell-derived islets to protect them from autoimmune attack.
David Harlan, MD

Categories: Faculty, Research, humanized mice, immune-modulation

DCOE Co-Director, The William and Doris Krupp Professor of Medicine, Director of Breakthrough T1D Center of Excellence in New England

Exploring beta cell biology & anti-beta cell immune responses

Isolating & sorting pancreatic islet cells from people with diabetes to map gene expression

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Basic Research Scientists at UMass Chan Diabetes Center of Excellence

Click on the following to learn about their diabetes research

Co-Chairs

Dale Greiner, PhD

Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Herman G. Berkman Chair in Diabetes Care Innovation

David Harlan, MD

DCOE Co-Director, The William and Doris Krupp Professor of Medicine, Director of Breakthrough T1D Center of Excellence in New England

Basic Research Faculty

Michael Brehm, PhD

DCOE Co-Director, Professor of Molecular Medicine,
The Harvey A. Shultz Chair in Diabetes

Silvia Corvera, MD

Professor of Molecular Medicine, Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research

Michael Czech, PhD

Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Isadore and Fannie Foxman Chair of Medical Research

Roger Davis, PhD

Chair, Program in Molecular Medicine, H. Arthur Smith Chair in Biomedical Research, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Accalia Fu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine

David Guertin, PhD

Professor of Molecular Medicine

Adilson Guilherme, PhD

Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine

Sally Kent, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Jason Kim, PhD

Professor of Molecular Medicine, Director, Metabolic Disease Research Center

René Maehr, PhD

Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine

Louis Messina, MD

Professor of Surgery

Tiffany Moore Simas, MD

Chair & Director of Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Tammy Nguyen, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery, Medical Director of Lower Extremity Wound Clinic, George and Sybil Fuller Foundation Term Chair in Diabetes

Leslie Rowland, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine

Jennifer Wang, MD

Professor of Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Batuhan Yenilmez, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine

Basic Research Scientists at UMass Chan Diabetes Center of Excellence

Click on the following to learn about their diabetes research

Co-Chairs

Dale Greiner, PhD

Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Herman G. Berkman Chair in Diabetes Care Innovation

David Harlan, MD

DCOE Co-Director, The William and Doris Krupp Professor of Medicine, Director of Breakthrough T1D Center of Excellence in New England

Basic Research Faculty

Michael Brehm, PhD

DCOE Co-Director, Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Harvey A. Shultz Chair in Diabetes

Silvia Corvera, MD

Professor of Molecular Medicine, Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research

Michael Czech, PhD

Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Isadore and Fannie Foxman Chair of Medical Research

Roger Davis, PhD

Chair, Program in Molecular Medicine, H. Arthur Smith Chair in Biomedical Research, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Accalia Fu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine

David Guertin, PhD

Professor of Molecular Medicine

Adilson Guilherme, PhD

Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine

Sally Kent, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Jason Kim, PhD

Professor of Molecular Medicine, Director, Metabolic Disease Research Center

René Maehr, PhD

Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine

Louis Messina, MD

Professor of Surgery

Tiffany Moore Simas, MD

Chair & Director of Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Tammy Nguyen, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery, Medical Director of Lower Extremity Wound Clinic, George and Sybil Fuller Foundation Term Chair in Diabetes

Leslie Rowland, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine

Jennifer Wang, MD

Professor of Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Batuhan Yenilmez, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine

DCOE Co-Director, Professor of Molecular Medicine,
The Harvey A. Shultz Chair in Diabetes