Christine Lee, M.D., M.S.

Responsibilities & Activities

My portfolio includes both clinical observational studies and clinical trials to study (1) the development, diagnosis and medical treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults and (2) the etiology, natural history, diagnosis, and medical treatment of diabetes in older adults (over 65 years). I am the project scientist for the Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT), a consortium formed to identify, study, and facilitate research on rare and atypical forms of diabetes to provide insights into the heterogeneity of more common forms of type 2 diabetes. I am also the project scientist for the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), an over 15 year follow-up study of a diverse cohort of adults with pre-diabetes randomly assigned to lifestyle intervention or metformin, compared to placebo to understand the long-term effects of these interventions on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, microvascular outcomes, and age-related outcomes.

Committees & Working Groups

• NIDDK Clinical Studies Working Group, Member
• DEM Clinical Working Group, Member
• NIDDK Obesity Research Working Group, Member