Speakers 2013 Diabetes Research School
Domenico Accili, M.D.
Russell Berrie Foundation Professor of Diabetes (in Medicine)
Director Columbia University Diabetes Research Center
Positions & Appointments
2011-present Russell Berrie Foundation Professor of Diabetes in Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons New York, NY
2003-present Director, Columbia University Diabetes & Endocrinology Research Center Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons New York, NY
1999-present Professor, Department of Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons New York, NY
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C. Ronald Kahn, M.D.
Mary K. Iacocca Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Chief Academic Officer, Joslin Diabetes Center
Positions & Appointments
1986-present Mary K. Iacocca Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
1984-present Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
1995-present Active Staff, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital,
Boston, USA
1993-present Senior Consultant in Diabetes and Metabolism, Brigham and Women’s
Hospital, Boston, USA
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Prof. Masato Kasuga
President National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Positions & Appointments
2010-2012 Director-General Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
2008-2010 Director-General, Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo
2007-2008 Professor and Chairman in Medicine, Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine, Kobe University
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Emmanuel Van Obberghen M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Biochemistry / Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nice, France
Positions & Appointments
2012-present Group Leader Aging and Diabetes team, IRCAN, University of Nice, France
2008-present Group Leader UNSA-INSERM Unit 907, University of Nice, France
1995-present Chief, Clinical Chemistry, University Hospitals Nice, France
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Morris White
Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Morris White received his PhD degree from the University of Michigan. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Joslin Diabetes Institute. Dr. White is an investigator in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.