Joslin Investigators

Our research faculty is world-renowned and passionate about improving the lives of people with diabetes

Our Commitment to Diabetes Research and Care

There are very few centers in the world that are entirely devoted to diabetes research and care — and Joslin is one of them. As a result, our researchers are bringing us closer to a cure. Each year, we make great headway in understanding the underlying cause of diabetes, as well as how to help prevent its complications.

The research arm of our institution is large. More than 250 researchers in 30 different labs are uncovering new information about type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In 2021, our researchers were awarded $23 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Today our team uses these funds to lead 186 IRB-approved studies that will set the standards for diabetes care around the world.

Our team’s deep commitment to research results in the publication of hundreds of scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals each year. Researchers and clinicians all over the globe rely on Joslin to be at the forefront of diabetes care — and we’re proud to serve the medical and scientific community in this way.

Meet Joslin's Investigators

Joslin Diabetes Center has a team of researchers who are dedicated to improving diabetes care and education for patients around the globe through cutting-edge research.

Cristina Aguayo-Mazzucato, PhD, MD Research Interest Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology

Lloyd Aiello, MD, PhD Director, Beetham Eye Institute
Section Head, Vascular Cell Biology Research Interest Vascular Cell Biology

Keith Blackwell, MD, PhD Section Head, Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology
Acting Section Head, Immunobiology Research Interest Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology

Susan Bonner-Weir, PhD Research Interest Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology

Jerry Cavallerano, OD, PhD Assistant Director, Beetham Eye Institute Research Interest Vascular Cell Biology

Persis Commissariat, PhD, CDCES Research Interest Clinical Behavioral and Outcomes

Alessandro Doria, MD, PhD, MPH Section Head, Genetics and Epidemiology
Co-Director, Molecular Phenotyping and Genotyping Core Research Interest Genetics and Epidemiology

Jonathan Dreyfuss, PhD Director, Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Core

Jason Gaglia, MD, MMSc Section Head, Clinical, Behavioral and Outcomes Research
Co-Director, Clinical Translational Research Core Research Interest Immunobiology

Om Ganda, MD Medical Director, Lipid Clinic Research Interest Clinical Behavioral and Outcomes

Laurie Goodyear, PhD, MS Section Head, Integrative Physiology and Metabolism
Director, Animal Physiology Core Research Interest Integrative Physiology and Metabolism

Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD Director, International Medical Affairs
Medical Director, Obesity Clinic Program and Inpatient Diabetes Program Research Interest Clinical Behavioral and Outcomes

Susan Herzlinger-Botein, MD Research Interest Clinical Behavioral and Outcomes

Elvira Isganaitis, MD, MPH Research Interest Integrative Physiology and Metabolism

Ronald Kahn, MD Research Interest Integrative Physiology and Metabolism

George King, MD Section Head, Vascular Cell Biology
Director, Asian American Diabetes Initiative Research Interest Vascular Cell Biology

Aleksandar Kostic, PhD Associate Director, Animal Physiology Core Research Interest Pathophysiology and Molecular Pharmacology

Andrzej Krolewski, MD, PhD Research Interest Genetics and Epidemiology

Rohit Kulkarni, MD, PhD Section Head, Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology Research Interest Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology

Lori Laffel, MD, MPH Chief, Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Section
Section Head, Clinical, Behavioral and Outcomes Research
Director, Clinical Translational Research Core

Qian Li, MD, PhD Research Interest Vascular Cell Biology

Myra Lipes, MD Research Interest Immunobiology

Sanjeev Mehta, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer
Chief Medical Information Officer Research Interest Genetics and Epidemiology

Roeland Middelbeek, MD Associate Program Director, Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Associate Medical Director, Division of Global Education and Care Advisory Research Interest Integrative Physiology and Metabolism

Joanna Mitri, MD, MS Research Interest Clinical Behavioral and Outcomes

Timothy Murtha, MD Research Interest Vascular Cell Biology

Monika Niewczas, MD, PhD, MPH Research Interest Genetics and Epidemiology

Kyoungmin Park, PhD Assistant Director, Animal Physiology Core Research Interest Vascular Cell Biology

Mary-Elizabeth Patti, MD Director, Hypoglycemia Clinic
Co-Director, Molecular Phenotyping and Genotyping Core Research Interest Integrative Physiology and Metabolism

Giulio Romeo, MD Associate Medical Director, Adult Diabetes Section Research Interest Pathophysiology and Molecular Pharmacology

Sylvia Rosas, MD, MSCE Director, Latino Kidney Clinic

Jean Schaffer, MD Associate Research Director Research Interest Vascular Cell Biology

Thomas Serwold, PhD Co-Director, Flow Cytometry Core Research Interest Immunobiology

Hetal Shah Research Interest Genetics and Epidemiology

Steven Shoelson, MD, PhD Director, Helen and Morton Adler Professor
Acting Section Head, Immunobiology Research Interest Pathophysiology and Molecular Pharmacology