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NIDDK Advisory Council: Members

Griffin P. Rodgers
Rodgers, Griffin P., M.D.
Chairperson
Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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Carethers, John, M.D.
Member until Dec. 2025
C. Richard Boland Distinguished University Professor
John G. Searle Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Professor of Human Genetics
University of Michigan Health System
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D'Alessio, David A., M.D.
Ex-Officio
Professor and Director
Division of Endocrinology
Duke University Medical
Center
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Davis, Cindy, Ph.D.
Ex-Officio
National Program Leader
Human Nutrition Agriculture Research Service
USDA
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Drummond, Iain, Ph.D.
Member until Dec. 2022
Professor and Director
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
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Edwards, Dawn P.
Member until Dec. 2024
Patient Advocate and Educator
The Rogosin Institute
NxStage Medical Company
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Gordon-Larsen, Penny, Ph.D.
Member until Dec. 2022
Professor of Nutrition & Associate Dean for Research
Gillings School of Global Public Health,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
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Haire-Joshu, Debra, Ph.D.
Member until Dec. 2023
Joyce Wood Professor
Washington University in St. Louis
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Kruger, Davida, MSN, APRN-BC, BC-ADM
Member until Dec. 2025
Henry Ford Medical Center - NCO
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Bone and
Mineral Disorders  
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Maher, Jacquelyn, M.D.
Member until Dec. 2025
Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, San Francisco General Hospital
Director UCSF Liver Center
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco 
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Malik, Karl F., Ph.D.
Executive Secretary
Director, Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases 
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Nelson, Mark T., Ph.D.
Member until Dec. 2023
University Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Pharmacology
University of Vermont
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Norris, Keith C. M.D.
Member until Dec. 2024
Professor
Division of General Internal Medicine and
Health Services Research
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles
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Penson, David F., M.D., MPH
Member until Dec. 2023
Professor of Urology
Department of Orology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center 
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Rooker, Ceciel
Member until Dec. 2023
President and Executive Director
International Foundation for
Gastrointestinal Disorders
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Safer, Ricky
Member until Dec. 2024
Founder and CEO of PSC Partners Seeking a Cure
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Sakamoto, Kathleen M., M.D., Ph.D.
Member until Dec. 2023
Shelagh Galligan Professor
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine
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Scherer, Philipp E. Ph.D.
Member until Dec. 2024
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Gifford O. Touchstone Jr. and Randolph G. Touchstone
Distinguished Chair in Diabetes Research
Director, Touchstone Diabetes Center
Interim Chair, Department of Cell Biology
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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Seaquist, Elizabeth, M.D.
Member until Dec. 2025
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Professor of Medicine
Pennock Family Chair in Diabetes Research
University of Minnesota
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Snyder, Michael Ph.D.
Member until Dec. 2023
Chair of Genetics, Assoc. Chair for Research
Stanford University
Department of Genetics
Stewart, Ian J., M.D.
Ex-Officio
Assistant Professor of Medicine/Air Force Major
David Grant Medical Center
Clinical Investigation Facility
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Wu, Gary, M.D.
Member until Dec. 2022
Associate Chief of Research
Ferdinand G. Weisbrod Professor in Gastroenterology
Perlman School Of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania