Co-Directors
Associate Directors
Program Managers

Fresia Garcia Mendez, MHA

Jessica Kimber
Enrichment Dissemination
NIDDK Medical Student Research
Analytical Services
Integrated Metabolic Physiology
Functional Multi-omics of Diabetes
Diabetes & Metabolism Modeling
Research Interest Groups (116 investigators in 5 areas)
Faculty | Primary Appointment |
|---|---|
| Julio E. Ayala, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Raymond Blind, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Mariana Xavier Byndloss, PhD, DVM | Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Nancy Carrasco, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Walter Chazin, PhD | VUSM Department of Biochemistry |
| Alan Cherrington, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Derek Claxton, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Sheila Collins, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Sean Davies, PhD | VU Department of Pharmacology |
| Dale Edgerton, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Alfredo Gamboa, MD, MSCI | Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology |
| Todd Graham, PhD | VU Department of Biological Sciences |
| Clint Hasenour, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Heidi Hamm, PhD | VU Department of Pharmacology |
| AJ Hinton, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Erkan Karakas, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Louise Lantier, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Owen McGuinness, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Doug Mitchell, PhD | VU Department of Chemistry |
| Dawn Newcomb, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
| Richard Simerly, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Jamey Young, PhD | VU School of Engineering |
| Nathan Winn, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Metabolism and Nutrition |
| Elma Zaganjor, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Brian Wadzinski, PhD | VU Department of Pharmacology |
Faculty | Primary Appointment |
|---|---|
| Kristie I. Aamodt, MD, PhD | Department of Pediatrics |
| Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Leon Bellan, PhD | VU Department of Engineering |
| Mark Boothby, PhD | Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Marcela Brissova, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Jeeyeon Cha, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Wenbiao Chen, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Katie Coate, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Danielle Dean, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Jerod Denton, PhD | VU Department of Pharmacology |
| Kathy DelGiorno, PhD | VUSM Department of Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Maureen Gannon, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Guoqiang Gu, PhD | VUSM Department of Cell and Developmental Biology |
| David Jacobson, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Irina Kaverina, PhD | VUSM Department of Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Bennett Landman, PhD | VU Department of Engineering |
| Ethan Lippman, PhD | VU Department of Engineering |
| Mark Magnuson, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Daniel Moore, MD, PhD | Department of Pediatrics |
| Richard O’Brien, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Alvin Powers, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Luc Van Kaer, PhD | Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Jordan Wright, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Faculty | Primary appointment |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Below, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology |
| Samuel Bailin, MD, MSCI | Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Evan Brittain, MD, MSCI | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Nancy Cox, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology |
| Todd Edwards, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology |
| Robert Flynn, MD | Department of Surgery |
| Eric Gamazon, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology |
| Ayush Giri, PhD | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Emily Hodges, PhD | VUSM Department of Biochemistry |
| Adriana Hung, MD, MPH | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension |
| Li Bingshan, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Maggie Ng, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology |
| David Samuels, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Ravi Shah, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Ashley Shoemaker, MD, MSCI | Department of Pediatrics |
| Andrew Spieker, PhD | Department of Biostatistics |
| Jeffrey Spraggins, PhD | VUSM Department of Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Quinn Wells, MD, PharmD, MSCI | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Celestine Wanjalla, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Wei-Qi Wei, MD, PhD | Department of Biomedical Informatics |
| Danxia Yu, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology |
| Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, MPH | Department of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology |
| Faculty | Primary appointment |
|---|---|
| Italo Biaggioni, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology |
| Catherine Cahill, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
| Stacie Dusetzina, PhD | Department of Health Policy |
| Tom Elasy, MD, MPH | Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health |
| Cristin Fritz, MD, MPH | Department of Pediatrics |
| John Gore, PhD | Department of Radiology |
| Bill Heerman, MD, MPH | Department of Pediatrics |
| Sarah Jaser, PhD | Department of Pediatrics |
| Annet Kirabo, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology |
| John Koethe, MD, MDCI | Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Mona Mashayekhi, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Lindsay Mayberry, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health |
| William Martinez, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health |
| Shelagh Mulvaney, PhD | VU School of Nursing |
| Lindsay Nelson, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health |
| Kevin Niswender, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Colin Orr, MD, MPH | Department of Pediatrics |
| McKenzie Roddy, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health |
| Russell Rothman, MD, MPP | Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health |
| Christianne Roumie, MD, MPH | Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health |
| William Russell, MD | Department of Pediatrics |
| Jason Samuels, MD | Department of Surgery |
| Cyndya A. Shibao, MD, MSCI | Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology |
| Heidi Silver, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Nadia Sneed, PhD | VU School of Nursing |
| Jaclyn Tamaroff, MD, MSCI | Department of Pediatrics |
| Faculty | Primary Appointment |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Brown, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Irina De la Huerta, MD, PhD | Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
| Kerri Cavanaugh, MD, MHS | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension |
| Craig Duvall, PhD, VU | Department of Engineering |
| Agnes Fogo, MD | Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Maria Hadjifrangiskou, PhD | Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Volker Haase, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension |
| Raymond Harris, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension |
| Fiona Harrison, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| T. Alp Ikizler, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension |
| MacRae F. Linton, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine |
| SJ Kim, MD | Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
| Jeffrey Nyman, PhD | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Sarah Osmundson, MD | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| John Penn, PhD | Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
| Ambra Pozzi, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension |
| Henrique Serezani, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Fubiao Shi, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Kasey Vickers, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Lauren Woodard, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension |
| Roy Zent, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension |
| Ming-Zhi Zhang, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension |






















