Steering Committee

The DiaComp Steering Committee is the governing body of the consortium. The
principle function of this committee is to guide the scientific direction of the
consortium. This is accomplished by creating various subcommittees necessary to
advance the scientific goals and providing guidance to the broader complications
research community. Policies for the consortium are developed through
consultation with the External Evaluation Committee


 Progress Reports

MemberInstitutionExpertise
Thomas AbellUniversity of LouisvilleGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Rosalyn AdamHarvard Medical SchoolUropathy
Shreeram AkileshUniversity of WashingtonKidney
Hassan Al-AliUniversity of Miami - Medical Campus
Charles AlpersUniversity of WashingtonNephropathy
James AnkrumUniversity of IowaWound Healing
Tarek AshkarIndiana University - IndianapolisNephropathy
Alan AttieUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonAll Complications
Onesmo BalembaUniversity of IdahoGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Shweta BansalUniversity of Texas HSC San AntonioNephropathy
Jonathan BaraschColumbia UniversityNephropathy
Eric J Belin de ChantemeleAugusta UniversityCardiovascular
Kevin BennettWashington University in St LouisNephropathy
Vivek BhallaNephrogenNephropathy
Adil BharuchaMayo Clinic RochesterGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Markus BitzerUniversity of MichiganNephropathy
Petter BjornstadUniversity of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences CenterNephropathy
Karol BomsztykUniversity of WashingtonNephropathy
Karin BornfeldtUniversity of WashingtonCardiovascular
Mary BouxseinBeth Israel Deaconess MedicalBone
Robert BrownBeth Israel Deaconess MedicalNephropathy
Kirsteen BrowningPennsylvania State University-Penn State College of MedicineGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Michael BrownleeAlbert Einstein College of MedicineAll Complications
Ross CaganMount Sinai School of MedicineNephropathy
Nigel CalcuttUniversity of California San DiegoNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Lloyd CantleyYale University
Thomas CarrollUniversity of Texas SouthwesternNephropathy
Zhonglin ChaiBaker IDINephropathy
Jennifer CharltonUniversity of Virginia Health SystemNephropathy
Gianluca CiprianiMayo Clinic RochesterGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Thomas CoffmanDuke University Medical CenterNephropathy
Sara ColopyUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUropathy
Tina CostacouUniversity of Pittsburgh-Main CampusNephropathy
Pierre DagherIndiana University - IndianapolisNephropathy
Yang DaiUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoBioinformatics
Victor Darley-UsmarUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamNephropathy
Soumita DasUniversity of California San DiegoGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Kelvin DaviesAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUropathy
BENJAMIN DEKELSheba Medical CenterNephropathy
Katherine DellCase Western ReserveNephropathy
Florin DespaUniversity of KentuckyCardiovascular
Maxim DobretsovUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Rick DobrowskyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Wawrzyniec DobruckiUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCardiovascular
Iain DrummondMassachusetts General HospitalNephropathy
Gianrico FarrugiaMayo Clinic RochesterGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Eva FeldmanUniversity of MichiganNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Agnes FogoVanderbilt UniversityNephropathy
Josephine ForbesThe University of QueenslandNephropathy
Alessia FornoniUniversity of Miami - Medical CampusNephropathy
Patrice FortUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborRetinopathy
Nora FranceschiniUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillCardiovascular
Daniel Gallego-PerezOhio State University-Main CampusCardiovascular
Jonathan GarlickTufts Medical CenterWound Healing
Simon GibbonsMayo Clinic RochesterGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Anuradha GodavartyFlorida International UniversityWound Healing
Catherine GodsonUniversity College DublinNephropathy
Leslie I GoldNew York University School of MedicineWound Healing
Ira GoldbergNew York University School of MedicineCardiovascular
Nestor Gonzalez-CadavidHarbor-UCLA Medical CenterUropathy
Michael GrassiUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoRetinopathy
Elizabeth GriceUniversity of PennsylvaniaWound Healing
Madhusudan GroverMayo Clinic RochesterGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Geoffrey GurtnerStanford UniversityWound Healing
Volker Hans HaaseVanderbilt UniversityKidney
Maria HadjifrangiskouVanderbilt UniversityUrology
Ali Hafezi-MoghadamBrigham and Womens HospitalRetinopathy
Johanna HannanEast Carolina University Brody School of MedicineUropathy
Raymond HarrisVanderbilt UniversityNephropathy
Daniel HesselsonGarvan InstituteAll Complications
LaTonya HicksonMayo Clinic JacksonvilleNephropathy
Jacqueline HoChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMCNephropathy
Jeffrey HodginUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborNephropathy
John HollanderWest Virginia UniversityCardiovascular & Cardiomyopathy
Lawrence HolzmanUniversity of PennsylvaniaNephropathy
Benjamin HumphreysWashington University in St LouisNephropathy
Junguk HurUniversity of North DakotaNeuropathy & Neurocognition
John ImigMedical College of WisconsinAll Complications
Sanjay JainWashington University in St Louis
Kennita JohnsonUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillNephropathy
Corinne JolivaltUniversity of California San DiegoNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Lindsay KalanUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonWound Healing
Jenny KanterUniversity of WashingtonCardiovascular
Andrius KazlauskasRocheRetinopathy
Hillary KeenanJoslin Diabetes Center - BostonAll Complications
K.J. KELLYIndiana University-Purdue University-IndianapolisNephropathy
Jack KentTexas Biomedical Research InstituteNephropathy
Richard KleinMedical University of South CarolinaAll Complications
Sang KohUniversity of Nevada-RenoUropathy
Vijaya KolachalamaBoston UniversityNephropathy
Ron KorstanjeJackson LaboratoryNephropathy
Matthias KretzlerUniversity of MichiganNephropathy
Subhash KulkarniBeth Israel Deaconess MedicalGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Braden KuoMassachusetts General HospitalGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Lawrence LaveryUniversity of Texas SouthwesternWound Healing
William LedouxUniversity of WashingtonWound Healing
Haeyeong LeeUniversity of Nevada-RenoUropathy
Moshe LeviGeorgetown UniversityNephropathy
Jinhua LiMonash UniversityNephropathy
Weiguo LiMedical University of South CarolinaCardiovascular
Mingyu LiangUniversity of ArizonaAll Complications
Hang LinUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicineBone
Amelia LinnemannIndiana University - Indianapolis
Guiming LiuCase Western ReserveUropathy
Xianshuang LiuHENRY FORD HOSPITALNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Sunila MahavadiVirginia Commonwealth UniversityGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Mark MajeskySeattle Children's Research InstituteNephropathy
Virginie Mansuy AubertLoyola University ChicagoNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Jeanne McCafferyThe Miriam HospitalNephropathy
Alicia McDonoughKeck School of Medicine of USCNephropathy
Cynthia MeiningerTexas A&M Health Science CenterCardiovascular
Jeffrey MinerWashington University in St LouisNephropathy
Robert MorelandDrexel UniversityUropathy
Ryuji MorizaneBrigham and Womens HospitalNephropathy
Jeff MummAugusta UniversityAll Complications
Michael Paul MurphyUniversity of KentuckyCardiovascular
Laura MusselmanSUNY at BinghamtonAll Complications
Sreejayan NairUniversity of WyomingCardiovascular
Behzad NajafianUniversity of WashingtonNephropathy
Jonathan NewmanNew York University School of MedicineCardiovascular
Barbara NikolajczykUniversity of KentuckyBone
Karen NunleyUniversity of Pittsburgh-Main CampusRetinopathy
Jeffry NymanVanderbilt UniversityBone
Kevin O'BrienUniversity of WashingtonCardiovascular
John O'TooleCleveland Clinic FoundationNephropathy
Aria OlumiBeth Israel Deaconess MedicalUropathy
Tamas OrdogMayo Clinic RochesterGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Leif OxburghThe Rogosin InstituteNephropathy
Henry ParkmanTemple UniversityGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Brian PerrinoUniversity of Nevada-RenoGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Myria PetrouUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Marcus PezzolesiUniversity of UtahNephropathy
Joseph PisegnaUniversity of California Los AngelesGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Jennifer PluznickJohns Hopkins UniversityNephropathy
Charles PowellIndiana University-Purdue University-IndianapolisUropathy
Ambra PozziVanderbilt UniversityNephropathy
David PrichardMayo Clinic RochesterGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Nicola PritchardQueensland University of TechnologyNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Christian Rask-MadsenJoslin Diabetes Center - BostonCardiovascular
David ReiterEmory UniversityWound Healing
Timo RiegUniversity of South FloridaNephropathy
Sandra RiegerUniversity of MiamiNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Alejandro Roldán-AlzateUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUropathy
Sashwati RoyIndiana University - IndianapolisWound Healing
Zubaida SaifudeenTulane University Health Sciences Center CampusNephropathy
Pinaki SarderUniversity of FloridaKidney
Aruna SarmaUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborUropathy
Irene SarosiekTexas Tech University Health Sciences CenterGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Jean SchafferWashington University in St LouisCardiovascular
Erica SchellerWashington University in St LouisBone
Joel SchillingBarnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University Med CenterCardiovascular
Julia SciallaUniversity of Virginia Health SystemNephropathy
Waheed ShabbirUniversity of California-San FranciscoCardiovascular
Amol SharmaAugusta UniversityGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Sarah ShuckBeckman Research Institute of City of HopeNephropathy
Tara SigdelUniversity of California-San FranciscoNephropathy
Fabricio SimaoJoslin Diabetes Center - BostonNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Ian SimpsonPenn State UniversityWound Healing
Sunder Sims-LucasUniversity of Pittsburgh-Main CampusKidney
Kelly SmithUniversity of WashingtonNephropathy
Andrew SmithUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignWound Healing
Oliver SmithiesUniversity of North CarolinaNephropathy
Janet Snell-BergeonUniversity of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences CenterCardiovascular
John SpencerOhio State University-Main CampusAll Complications
Jeffrey SpragginsVanderbilt University
Krisztian StadlerPennington Biomedical Research CenterNephropathy
Alexander StaruschenkoUniversity of South FloridaNephropathy
SALVATORE STELLA Jr.Penn State UniversityRetinopathy
Joshua SternAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUropathy
Leslee SubakUniversity of California-San FranciscoUropathy
Katalin SusztakUniversity of PennsylvaniaNephropathy
Walter SwardfagerSunnybrook HospitalNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Csaba SzaboUniversity of Texas Medical BranchCardiovascular
Takamune TakahashiVanderbilt UniversityNephropathy
Nobuyuki TakahashiTohoku UniversityNephropathy
Marc TatarBrown UniversityNephropathy
Marjana Tomic-CanicUniversity of Miami - Medical CampusWound Healing
Dwight TowlerUniversity of Texas SouthwesternCardiovascular
Kristy TownsendOhio State University-Main CampusNeuropathy & Neurocognition
Alda TufroYale UniversityNephropathy
Roberto VanacoreVanderbilt UniversityNephropathy
Deepak VashishthRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBone
Joshua VaughanUniversity of WashingtonNephropathy
Aristidis VevesBeth Israel Deaconess MedicalWound Healing
Chad VezinaUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUropathy
Sean WardUniversity of Nevada-RenoGastro-Intestinal (GI)
Clinton WebbAugusta UniversityUropathy
Adam WendeUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamCardiomyopathy
Xianwen YiUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillNephropathy
Viravuth YinNovo BiosciencesCardiovascular
Weiqun YuBeth Israel Deaconess MedicalUropathy
Wenbo ZhiAugusta UniversityNephropathy
Weibin ZhouUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborNephropathy
Douglas ZochodneUniversity of AlbertaNeuropathy & Neurocognition