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Jennifer Sherr, MD, PhD

Professor in Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
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Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes

One Long Wharf Drive Suite 503

New Haven, CT 06520

United States

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Professor in Pediatrics (Endocrinology)

Biography

Jennifer Sherr MD, PhD’s passion for the care of those with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is quite personal, as she was diagnosed in 1987. From the time of her diagnosis, she was determined to become a pediatric endocrinologist. She completed her undergraduate and medical school training through an accelerated Joint BA/MD program at Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She then completed both her pediatric residency and pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Yale. While she always wanted to care for those with T1D, her eyes were open to the meaningful impact that clinical research has. She thus embarked on further training through the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Investigative Medicine Program, a PhD program designed to develop the next generation of physician scientists. Dr. Sherr has been devoted to clinical research since 2006. Her thesis examined the mechanisms responsible for the loss of the glucagon response to hypoglycemia and its relationship to residual beta-cell function. She is an expert in the field of diabetes technology and has worked on trials of continuous glucose monitors and automated insulin delivery systems. She has previously worked on projects with the type 1 diabetes exchange (T1DX) and was selected as the first Junior Pediatric Faculty Member to the T1DX Steering Committee, serving in that role from 2016-2017. Working in an NIH-funded consortium, she is co-leading the Yale site to characterize glycemia across pregnancy. In 2021, she took on the role of lead investigator at Yale for the TrialNet consortium, a group whose purpose is to prevent progression to stage 3 diabetes and preserve residual beta cell function in those who are newly diagnosed with this condition. As a Professor in the department of pediatrics, her goal in both the clinical and research realm is to reduce the burden of living with type 1 diabetes, for both her patients and herself.

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Education & Training

PhD
Yale Graduae School of Arts & Sciences, Investigative Medicine (2011)
Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine (2009)
Residency
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital (2006)
MD
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (2003)
BA
Rutgers College, Biology (2000)

Research

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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Jennifer Sherr's published research.

Publications

2024

Clinical Trials

Current Trials

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    American Diabetes Association

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    The Endocrine Society

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    Pediatric Endocrine Society

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    American Academy of Pediatrics

  • honor

    Young Physician Scientist Award

Clinical Care

Overview

Jennifer L. Sherr, MD, PhD, is a pediatric endocrinologist who cares for patients with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, growth disorders and thyroid disorders. “I am honored to be part of my patients’ lives and watch them grow and develop without allowing their chronic medical condition to impede them in any way,” Dr. Sherr says. “I have watched the 3 year olds I diagnosed become teenagers. I have seen teens I have diagnosed graduate from high school, excel in college and now enter the job market.”

Dr. Sherr, an assistant professor of pediatrics (endocrinology), has firsthand experience with diabetes management. “Since the time of my own diagnosis with type 1 diabetes in 1987, I knew I wanted to be a pediatric endocrinologist,” she says. In addition to her clinical work, she is an award-winning researcher focusing her efforts on technology and therapies to improve the life of the patient. She serves on the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Steering Committee, a clinical care and research platform composed of 74 diabetes centers in the United States which has established a registry of 26,000 individuals living with type 1 diabetes to collect medical data.

“Working on clinical trials focused on diabetes care, I can have an even greater impact on those living with the same condition as me through new technologies and therapeutics aimed at reducing the burden of living with this chronic condition,” Dr. Sherr says.

Clinical Specialties

Pediatrics; Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes

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Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Endocrinology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Latest Certification Date
    2017
    Original Certification Date
    2011

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Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes

One Long Wharf Drive Suite 503

New Haven, CT 06520

United States

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