Gerald I Shulman MD, PhD
George R. Cowgill Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and PhysiologyYale Medical Group
Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center
Cellular & Molecular Physiology: Epithelial Transport of Ions and Solutes | Organ Physiology | Physiology of Human Disease | Physiology and Integrative Medical Biology Track | Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Internal Medicine: Liver Center | Endocrinology: Diabetes Center | Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
Center for X-Linked Hypophosphatemia, Yale
Biography
Dr. Shulman is Professor of Internal Medicine & Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale University, where he serves as Associate Director of the Yale Diabetes Endocrine Research Center and Associate Director of the Yale Medical Scientist (M.D., Ph.D.) Program. He is also an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Shulman is an internationally recognized diabetes researcher, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award and the Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award from the American Diabetes Association, the Diabetes Care Research Award from Boehringer-Mannheim/Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and the Stanley Korsmeyer Award from the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). In addition to the ASCI Dr. Shulman has been elected to the Association of American Physicians, the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences. He is a leading authority on the cellular mechanisms of insulin resistance, the role of the liver and muscle in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, and the benefits of exercise in the management of diabetes. Dr. Shulman's practice is limited to the treatment of diabetes, and other disorders of glucose metabolism, with specific interests in the management of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Education
- BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI , 1974
- M.D., Wayne State University , 1979
- Ph.D., Wayne State University , 1979
Selected Publication
- Shulman GI, Rothman DL, Jue T, Stein P, DeFronzo RA, Shulman RG. Direct quantitation of muscle glycogen synthesis in normal man and noninsulin-dependent diabetics by 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. N Eng J Med, 322:223-8, 1990.
Articles
Spring 2006
Six at Yale named to Institute of Medicine
Six Yale researchers, five from the School of Medicine and one from the School of Nursing, were elected to the...
Fall 2000 | Winter 2001
Yale’s M.D./Ph.D. Program celebrates a birthday and 188 promising careers
When Donald E. Ingber graduated from Yale College in 1977, he had definite ideas about what he wanted to do in life. He...
Spring 2010
Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D
Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D., the George R. Cowgill Professor of Physiological Chemistry, professor of medicine and...
Winter 2010
Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D.
Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally known diabetes researcher and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute...
Spring 2008
Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D.
Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine and of cellular and molecular physiology and a Howard Hughes...
Autumn 2007
Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D.
Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine (endocrinology) and of cellular and molecular physiology and a...
Winter/Spring 1998
Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D.
Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine (endocrinology), and of cellular and molecular physiology, was...
Summer 2003
High Resolution
The opening of a new Magnetic Resonance Research Center gives Yale expanded capabilities for advancing imaging science...
Autumn 2001
An epidemic in the making
Type 2 diabetes poses alarming health risks as obesity soars and exercise is crowded from modern life. Yale...
Spring 2009
A molecule that puts the brakes on appetite
That heaping pile of golden crisp French fries looks delectable, but polishing off the plate may be a tall order. New...
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