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Faculty

The pediatric diabetes research team consists of nationally recognized investigators and clinicians. The ultimate goal of the research team is to improve scientific understanding of the mechanisms of diabetes in order to create tools for earlier disease intervention, develop novel treatment options and improve quality of life for children with diabetes.  


Faculty Research Team

Program Leader

Jason M. Conley, PhD

Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics

Jamie L. Felton, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Tatsuyoshi Kono, PhD, MSC

Associate Research Professor of Pediatrics

Kok L. Kua, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Chih-Chun Lee, MS, PhD

Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics

Amelia K. Linnemann, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Hongxia Ren, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Emily K. Sims, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Jason M. Spaeth, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Farooq Syed, MSC, PhD

Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics

Jerry Z. Xu, MS, PhD

Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics

Clinical Research Team

Linda A. DiMeglio, MPH, MD

Edwin Letzter Professor of Pediatrics

Heba Ismail, MBBCH, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Emily K. Sims, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Staff

Jayden Alley, Program Management Specialist

Kim Jacobs, Executive Assistant to Dr. Carmella Evans-Molina

Shelby Mattingly, Administrative Assistant