Emily K. Sims, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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MS 2031E
PENB
Indianapolis, IN - PubMed:
Bio
I am a pediatric endocrinologist at Riley Hospital for Children and a physician scientist in the IU Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases and the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research. My research passion lies in identifying and understanding risk factors predisposing susceptible individuals to diabetes development, with an ultimate goal of improved risk prediction and development of novel treatments to predict or slow progression of diabetes.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fellowship | Indiana University School of Medicine |
| 2010 | Residency | Indiana University School of Medicine |
| 2007 | MD | University of Alabama |
| 2003 | BS | Auburn University |
Research interests revolve around pathophysiologic contributors to beta cell dysfunction in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. My group is particularly interested in microRNAs, extracellular vesicles, and DNA damage occurring during the development of diabetes. We are also working to define noninvasive biomarkers of beta cell health to identify individuals at risk for diabetes development so that they may be targeted for earlier interventions and better understand the role of the beta cell in diabetes risk and development.
Clinical interests include pediatric endocrinology and diabetes.
Desc: Trustee Teaching Award
Scope: University
Date: 2019-05-01
Desc: Early Investigators Award
Scope: National
Date: 2017-08-21
Desc: Junior Investigator Award
Scope: International
Date: 2017-03-20
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Scope: Regional
Date: 2017-03-03
Desc: Clinical Scholar Award
Scope: National
Date: 2015-03-30
Desc: Alpha Omega Alpha
Scope: National
Date: 2007-01-01
Desc: Gold Humanism Honor Society
Scope: National
Date: 2006-01-01
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