At Kovler, more than 150 scientists work toward novel treatments, prevention and even potential cures for type 1 and 2 diabetes, obesity, and diabetic complications.

Researchers at Kovler translate scientific discoveries into pediatric and adult diabetes clinical care.

With 25 principal investigators affiliated with Kovler, and an NIH-funded Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC) in house, advances in basic and clinical medicine proliferate in a progressive, multidisciplinary environment.

In addition to the DRTC, Kovler is tied to the Committee on Molecular Metabolism & Nutrition (CMMN), a specialized graduate education program focusing on how metabolism relates to human disease. Together with the DRTC and CMMN, Kovler is training the next generation of diabetes and obesity researchers.

Faculty Research Areas

Clinical Research

George L. Bakris, MD
Marshall H. Chin, MD
Elbert Huang, MD
David A. Ehrmann, MD
Marc R. Garfinkel, MD
Deborah Burnet, MD
Roy E. Weiss, MD

Complications

George L. Bakris, MD
Michael Grassi, MD
Charles W. Heilig, MD

Genetics & Epidemiology

Graeme Bell, PhD
Nancy J. Cox, PhD
Anna Di Rienzo, PhD
Rebecca Lipton, PhD

Immunology

Maria-Luisa Alegre, MD, PhD
Anita Chong, PhD
Alexander Chervonsky, MD, PhD
Yang-Xin Fu, MD, PhD
Bana Jabri, MD, PhD

Islet Biology

Manami Hara, PhD
Louis H. Philipson, MD, PhD
Christopher J. Rhodes, PhD
Michael Roe, PhD
Donald F. Steiner, MD
Brian Roman, PhD
Barton Wicksteed, PhD

Signal Transduction

Matthew Brady, PhD
Ronald Cohen, MD
Christopher J. Rhodes, PhD
Xiao Jian Sun, PhD

Obesity

Matthew Brady, PhD
Ronald Cohen, MD
Dianne Deplewski, MD
David A. Ehrmann, MD
Yanchun Li, PhD
Daniel J. Spergel, PhD

Sleep

Silvana Pannain, MD
Plamen Penev, PhD
Esra F. Tasali, MD
Eve Van Cauter, PhD

Stem Cell Biology & Development

Manami Hara, PhD
Victoria Prince, PhD
Christopher J. Rhodes, PhD