Our Center reflects the work of a growing group of investigators who are leaders in defining innovations in diabetes translation research.

WU-CDTR membership at a glance

Represent 27 higher education and research institutions

Include 13+ disciplines

Located in 17 states across the U.S.

Ongoing research partnerships with 300+ organizations

Member Investigators

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Mackenzie  Hofford, MD

Mackenzie Hofford, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine | Associate Chief Research Information Officer | Division of General Medicine School of Medicine

Annette  Hubbell, PhD, RN, MSN, CNS

Annette Hubbell, PhD, RN, MSN, CNS

Assistant Professor | Illinois State University

Mark Huffman, MD, MPH

Mark Huffman, MD, MPH

Professor | Co-Director Global Health Center | Co-Director of the Global Health Futures Innovation Research Network | Washington University School of Medicine

Donna Hunt-O'Brien

Donna Hunt-O’Brien

Practice-based Expert | Vice President of Professional and Program Development at Parents as Teachers National Center

Lora Iannotti, PhD

Lora Iannotti, PhD

Enrichment Program Director | Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor | Washington University School of Public Health

Syed Kamrul Islam, PhD, MS

Syed Kamrul Islam, PhD, MS

Professor and Chair | University of Missouri, Columbia

Miriam Jacome-Sosa, PhD

Miriam Jacome-Sosa, PhD

Assistant Professor | Washington University School of Medicine

Allison Kemner, MPH

Allison Kemner, MPH

Associate Director | Chief Research Officer and Senior Vice President at Parents as Teachers National Center

Maura Kepper, PhD

Maura Kepper, PhD

Assistant Professor | Washington University School of Public Health

Min Soon Kim, PhD

Min Soon Kim, PhD

Assistant Teaching Professor | University of Missouri College of Health Sciences

Samuel  Klein, MD

Samuel Klein, MD

Division Chief | William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science | Washington University School of Medicine

Richelle Koopman, MD, MS, FAAFP

Richelle Koopman, MD, MS, FAAFP

Accelerator Lead | Professor and Chair of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Missouri School of Medicine

Matthew Kreuter, PhD, MPH

Matthew Kreuter, PhD, MPH

Kahn Family Professor of Public Health | Washington University School of Public Health

Danielle  Krobath , Ph.D., MS

Danielle Krobath , Ph.D., MS

Assistant Professor | University of South Carolina

Shiriki  K. Kumanyika, PhD, MPH

Shiriki K. Kumanyika, PhD, MPH

Professor Emerita, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Albert M. Lai, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA

Albert M. Lai, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA

Core Scientist | Professor and Chief Research Information Officer at WashU Medicine

May May  Leung, PhD

May May Leung, PhD

Associate Professor | Chair of Division of Nutrition Interventions, Communication and Behavior Change | Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy

Melissa  Lewis, PhD, LMFT

Melissa Lewis, PhD, LMFT

Associate Professor | University of Missouri, Columbia

Jacqueline  Limberg, Ph.D

Jacqueline Limberg, Ph.D

Associate Professor of Nutrition & Exercise Physiology | University of Missouri

Julia  D.  Lopez, PhD, MPH, LCSW

Julia D. Lopez, PhD, MPH, LCSW

Assistant Professor of Medicine | Division of Infectious Diseases | Washington University School of Medicine

Douglas Luke, PhD, MA

Douglas Luke, PhD, MA

Distinguished Professor in Public Health Systems Science | Washington University School of Public Health

Camila  Manrique-Acevedo,  MD

Camila Manrique-Acevedo, MD

Professor | University of Missouri, Columbia

Luis  Martinez-Lemus, PhD, , DVM

Luis Martinez-Lemus, PhD, , DVM

Professor | University of Missouri, Columbia

Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan, PhD

Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan, PhD

Core Scientist | Assistant Professor at WashU School of Public Health

James  McClay, MD, MS

James McClay, MD, MS

Professor and Chair of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology | Chief Research Informatics Officer | University of Missouri, Columbia

Jane McElroy, PhD

Jane McElroy, PhD

Accelerator Scientist | Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Missouri School of Medicine

Gabriella  Maria  Mcloughlin, PhD, MS

Gabriella Maria Mcloughlin, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor | Temple University

Amy  McQueen, PhD

Amy McQueen, PhD

Professor | Washington University School of Public Health

Bettina  Mittendorfer, PhD, MS

Bettina Mittendorfer, PhD, MS

Professor | University of Missouri, Columbia

Travis  Moore, PhD, MS

Travis Moore, PhD, MS

Adjunct Professor | Tufts University

Sarah  M.  Moreland-Russell, PhD, MPH

Sarah M. Moreland-Russell, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor of Practice | Washington University School of Public Health

Dipesh Navsaria, MD, MPH, MSLIS

Dipesh Navsaria, MD, MPH, MSLIS

Practice-based Expert | PAT Board of Directors; Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Ginger E Nicol, MD, CEDS

Ginger E Nicol, MD, CEDS

Professor of Psychiatry | Washington University School of Medicine

Angela  Odoms-Young, PhD, MS

Angela Odoms-Young, PhD, MS

Associate Professor | Cornell University

Diana  Parra  Perez, PhD, MPH

Diana Parra Perez, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor | Washington University Brown School

Max  Petersen, MD, PhD

Max Petersen, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor in Medicine | Washington University School of Medicine

Mihail  Popescu, PhD

Mihail Popescu, PhD

Professor | University of Missouri, Columbia

Julia  Price, PhD

Julia Price, PhD

Assistant Professor | Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Praveen Rao, Ph.D., MS

Praveen Rao, Ph.D., MS

Core Scientist: Health Informatics in Diabetes Research Core | Associate Professor of Health Management & Informatics and of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Missouri

Dominic N Reeds, MD

Dominic N Reeds, MD

Pilot and Feasibility Program Director | Professor of Medicine & Medical Director of Nutrition Support Services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Amy  Riek, MD, MS

Amy Riek, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Medicine | Medical Director of Clinical Operations | Washington University School of Medicine

Vanessa  Nicholson  Robinson, DrPH, MPH

Vanessa Nicholson Robinson, DrPH, MPH

Assistant Professor | Tufts University School of Medicine and Friedman School of Nutrition

Deborah Salvo, PhD

Deborah Salvo, PhD

Associate Professor | University of Texas Austin

Eduardo Simoes, MD, MSc, MPH

Eduardo Simoes, MD, MSc, MPH

HMI Alumni Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri School of Medicine

Xing  Song, PhD, MS

Xing Song, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor | University of Missouri, Columbia

Joshua Sparrow, MD

Joshua Sparrow, MD

Practice-based Expert | PAT Research Council and Board of Directors; Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School

Taren  M.  Swindle, Ph.D., MS

Taren M. Swindle, Ph.D., MS

Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Rachel Tabak, PhD, RD

Rachel Tabak, PhD, RD

Core Co-Director | Associate Professor at WashU School of Public Health

Vetta  Sanders  Thompson, PhD

Vetta Sanders Thompson, PhD

Professor | Washington University Brown School

Lindsay  Jeanne  Underhill, PhD, MPH,

Lindsay Jeanne Underhill, PhD, MPH,

Instructor | Washington University School of Medicine