Gerald I. Shulman
Gerald I. Shulman | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BS) Wayne State University (MD, PhD) |
| Known for | Research on insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes |
| Awards | NAS Member (2007) Banting Medal (2018) Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award (2008) AAAS Fellow (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Endocrinology, Metabolism, Physiology |
| Institutions | Yale School of Medicine Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| Website | medicine |
Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD, MACP, MACE, FRCP, is an American physician-scientist specializing in endocrinology and metabolism. He is the George R. Cowgill Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at the Yale School of Medicine. Shulman also serves as Co-Director of the Yale Diabetes Research Center.
Education
[edit]Shulman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biophysics from the University of Michigan in 1974, graduating with high honors and distinction. He received both his M.D. and Ph.D. in physiology from Wayne State University in 1979. He completed his clinical and research fellowship in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1981 to 1984.[1]
Academic Career
[edit]Shulman began his academic career at Harvard Medical School, where he served first as an instructor and then as an assistant professor of medicine from 1984 to 1987.
In 1987, he joined the faculty at Yale University as an assistant professor of medicine. He was promoted to associate professor in 1989 and, since 1996, has held a full professorship in both internal medicine and cellular and molecular physiology. Between 1987 and 1993, he also held a concurrent appointment as a lecturer in Yale's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry.[2]
In 2009, Shulman was named the inaugural George R. Cowgill Professor of Physiological Chemistry at Yale University,[3] a position he continues to hold. He served as Associate Director of both the Yale Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center and the Yale Medical Scientist Training Program from 1992 to 2012.[4] In 2012, he became Co-Director of the Yale Diabetes Research Center.
In addition to his academic roles, Shulman has served on the editorial boards of several prominent journals, including Journal of Clinical Investigation, Cell Metabolism,[5] Science Translational Medicine,[6] and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[7] He was also an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where he now holds the title of Investigator Emeritus.[8][9]
Research
[edit]Shulman's research focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying insulin resistance,[10] type 2 diabetes,[11] and related metabolic disorders.[12] He has been recognized for using advanced imaging technologies, including magnetic resonance spectroscopy, to study metabolic processes in humans. His work has contributed to the development of new therapeutic targets and approaches for diabetes treatment.[13]
Selected honors
[edit]- Elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (1990)[14]
- Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, American Diabetes Association (1997)[15]
- Elected to the National Academy of Sciences (2007)[16]
- Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award, American Society for Clinical Investigation (2008)[17]
- AAAS Fellow (2009)[18]
- Banting Medal for Lifetime Scientific Achievement, American Diabetes Association (2018)[19]
- Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2018)[20]
- Samuel Eichold II Memorial Award, American College of Physicians (2020)[21]
- Manpei Suzuki International Prize for Diabetes Research (2021)[22]
- Master of the American College of Physicians (2021)[23]
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (2021)
- EASD-Lilly Centennial Anniversary Prize for Landmark Discoveries in Diabetes, European Association for the Study of Diabetes (2023)[24]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gerald I Shulman, MD, PhD, MACP, MACE, FRCP". Yale.edu.
- ^ "Gerald I. Shulman, MD, Ph.D. | Global Affairs". University of Connecticut. 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Diabetes expert is appointed inaugural Cowgill Professor". Yale.edu.
- ^ Hathaway, Bill. "Yale's Shulman Honored for Diabetes Research". Yale School of Medicine.
- ^ "Advisory board: Cell Metabolism". Cell.com.
- ^ "Editors and Advisory Boards". Science.org.
- ^ "Editorial Board". PNAS.
- ^ "Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD | Investigator Emeriti Profile | 1997-2018". HHMI.
- ^ "Howard Hughes Investigator Expert In Magnetic Resonance Receives Columbia's Naomi Berrie Award". Columbia University Irving Medical Center. 3 November 2007.
- ^ "Gerald Shulman, MD, PhD: Solving the Mystery of Insulin Resistance". HCP Live. 9 December 2020.
- ^ "How to Manage Your Blood Sugar With Exercise". The New York Times. 19 May 2025.
- ^ "An epidemic in the making". Yale.edu.
- ^ "Solving one of the great diabetes mysteries". World Economic Forum.
- ^ "Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD, MACP, MACE, FRCP". The American Society for Clinical Investigation.
- ^ "Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award | American Diabetes Association". professional.diabetes.org. ADA.
- ^ "Gerald I. Shulman". National Academy of Sciences.
- ^ Hawley, John (1 February 2008). "The 2008 Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award: Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD". The American Society for Clinical Investigation.
- ^ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)". AAAS.
- ^ "2018 Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement - Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD". American Diabetes Association.
- ^ "Gerald I. Shulman". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 28 April 2025.
- ^ "SAMUEL EICHOLD II MEMORIAL AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS IN DIABETES" (PDF). ACP.
- ^ "Manpei Suzuki Prize for Diabetes Research" (PDF). Manpei Suzuki Diabetes Foundation.
- ^ "AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS MASTERSHIP RECIPIENTS 1923–present" (PDF). ACP.
- ^ Crawford, Serena. "Shulman Awarded EASD-Lilly Centennial Anniversary Prize". Yale School of Medicine.
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- American endocrinologists
- Yale School of Medicine faculty
- Members of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Howard Hughes Medical Investigators
- Harvard Medical School faculty
- Massachusetts General Hospital people
- University of Michigan alumni
- Wayne State University alumni
- Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians
- Physiologists
- 20th-century American physicians
- 21st-century American physicians
- Living people