January 28, 2020
William E. Russell, M.D., is Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair and Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, and a professor of cell and developmental biology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He studies ways to predict and to prevent type 1 diabetes. He serves as the principal investigator at Vanderbilt for the type 1 Diabetes TrialNet consortium intended to prevent type 1 diabetes in people at risk and to preserve insulin secretion in those who have the condition.