James Meigs, MD

James Meigs, MD

Dr. Meigs has been a practicing primary care general internist at MGH for over 30 years, during which time his lab has focused on the cause and prevention of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease using biochemical, genetic epidemiology and health services...
Aaron Leong, MD

Aaron Leong, MD

My research program is focused on the application of complex trait genetics to clinical practice. I am to rigorously test strategies for translating type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hemoglobin A1c (A1C) genetics to precision medicine in controlled, real-world research...
Masao Kaneki, MD, PhD

Masao Kaneki, MD, PhD

The Kaneki laboratory has been working on stress (e.g., burn injury)-induced insulin resistance, mitochondrial dysfunction and muscle wasting. In the attempt to clarify the underlying molecular mechanisms and help develop a clinical trial in burn patients, the lab...
Marie-France Hivert, MD, MMSc

Marie-France Hivert, MD, MMSc

Marie-France Hivert, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. She is a clinical investigator with primary focus on the etiology and primordial prevention of obesity and...
Steven Grinspoon, MD

Steven Grinspoon, MD

Dr. Grinspoon is Chief of the Metabolism Unit and his research group focuses on understanding the metabolic consequences of abnormal fat distribution in lipodystrophy, and strategies to reduce ectopic adipose tissue and related inflammation. NAFLD is major consequence...