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David A. Alagpulinsa, PhD

Assistant Professor

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David A. Alagpulinsa, PhD

Appointments

Biography

Dr. Alagpulinsa earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (BPharm) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, and a doctorate (PhD) in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock, USA. He completed a postdoctoral training in the Department of Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, and became a faculty instructor in Medicine and Investigation thereafter before joining the faculty in the Yale Center for Molecular and Systems Metabolism and Department of Comparative Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine in 2023. The primary interest of Dr. Alagpulinsa's research is in metabolic diseases, with particular emphasis on type 1 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Education & Training

  • Instructor
    Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School (2023)
  • Postdoc
    Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School (2021)
  • PhD
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2015)

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Ad hoc ReviewerNIH HAI Study Section2023
Keystone FellowKeystone Symposia2023
JDRF Diversifying Diabetes Research Talent in Academia AwardJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundation2022
Poster of Distinction AwardMassachusetts General Hosptial2021
Physician/Scientist Development AwardMassachusetts General Hospital2020
Tosteson & Fund for Medical Discovery Postdoctoral FellowshipMassachusetts General Hospital2019
American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes Initiator Award, NomineeMassachusetts General Hospital2019
Poster of Distinction AwardMassachusetts General Hospital2018
Abstract Achievement AwardAmerican Society of Hematology2014
Bill & Melinda Gates Global Health Travel AwardKeystone Symposia2008

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
National Institutes of Health HAI Study SectionAd-hoc reviewer2023 - Present
Haematologica; American Journal of Transplantation; Trends in Molecular Medicine; Pharmacology & Therapeutics; Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology; The FASEB Journal; etc. Reviewer2019 - Present

Departments & Organizations