News & Research
Meet the Researcher
Meet American Diabetes Association-funded researchers who have made significant contributions to the care and/or treatment of diabetes and its complications.
Michael Freemark MD – Duke University Medical Center
Dr. Freemark, the recipient of a Basic Science Award, states, “Our study should help us understand how a mother maintains normal blood sugar during pregnancy while supplying the nutrients that are essential for fetal development and growth.”
Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM, MPH – Scott and White Hospital
Lavery, the recipient of an ADA-APMA Mentor-based Postdoctoral Fellowship award, is evaluating the occurrence and frequency of lower extremity complications in persons with diabetes and on dialysis.
Dr. Louis Philipson, MD, PhD – University of Chicago
Philipson, an American Diabetes Association Research Award recipient, is conducting a research project entitled, "Beta cell damage due to reactive species-induced oxidative stress."
