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Biosketch
Dr. Elizabeth Seaquist is the Nesbitt Chair and Head of the Department of Medicine. Awards recognizing her research and mentoring include the American Diabetes Association’s Transformative Woman in Diabetes Award in 2019 and the Albert Renold Award for Mentoring in 2020. She served as the President for Medicine and Science of the American Diabetes Association in 2014. As a clinical investigator, Dr. Seaquist is interested in hypoglycemia and the complications of diabetes. Her research focuses on the effect of diabetes on brain metabolism, structure, and function. She was the site investigator for the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial, the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study (GRADE) study, and the Researching Cardiovascular Events with a Weekly Incretin in Diabetes (REWIND) study. She has an active clinical practice and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.
Affiliation
- Associate Dean for Medical Specialties and Primary Care
Nesbitt Chair and Head, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Faculty, Program in Integrative Biology and Physiology, PhD
Co-Director, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism
Associate Dean, Medical Specialties and Primary Care
University Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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