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Graeme Bell, PhD

Kovler Family Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine
Professor of Human Genetics
Committee on Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology
Committee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition
Research and Scholarly Interests: Genetics of diabetes, Insulin mutations and diabetes
Websites: Department of Human Genetics, Research Network Profile
Contact: gb11@uchicago.edu
Graduate Programs: Genetics, Genomics & Systems Biology, Human Genetics, Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition, UChicago Biosciences

Dr. Bell's research program focuses on the genetics of diabetes and other metabolic disorders.

University of California San Francisco
San Francisco
Ph.D. - Biochemistry
1977

University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
M.Sc. - Biology
1971

University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
B.Sc. - Zoology
1968

Implementing genetic testing in diabetes: Knowledge, perceptions of healthcare professionals, and barriers in a developing country.
Implementing genetic testing in diabetes: Knowledge, perceptions of healthcare professionals, and barriers in a developing country. Popul Med. 2024 Mar; 6.
PMID: 38681897

Insight on Diagnosis and Treatment From Over a Decade of Research Through the University of Chicago Monogenic Diabetes Registry.
Insight on Diagnosis and Treatment From Over a Decade of Research Through the University of Chicago Monogenic Diabetes Registry. Front Clin Diabetes Healthc. 2021 Nov; 2.
PMID: 36330312

In celebration of a century with insulin - Update of insulin gene mutations in diabetes.
In celebration of a century with insulin - Update of insulin gene mutations in diabetes. Mol Metab. 2021 10; 52:101280.
PMID: 34174481

Exome sequencing of 20,791 cases of type 2 diabetes and 24,440 controls.
Exome sequencing of 20,791 cases of type 2 diabetes and 24,440 controls. Nature. 2019 06; 570(7759):71-76.
PMID: 31118516

Functionally oriented analysis of cardiometabolic traits in a trans-ethnic sample.
Functionally oriented analysis of cardiometabolic traits in a trans-ethnic sample. Hum Mol Genet. 2019 04 01; 28(7):1212-1224.
PMID: 30624610

A One Health investigation of Salmonella enterica serovar Wangata in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, 2016-2017.
A One Health investigation of Salmonella enterica serovar Wangata in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, 2016-2017. Epidemiol Infect. 2019 01; 147:e150.
PMID: 30869062

Deep tubewell microbial water quality and access in arsenic mitigation programs in rural Bangladesh.
Deep tubewell microbial water quality and access in arsenic mitigation programs in rural Bangladesh. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Apr 01; 659:1577-1584.
PMID: 31096367

Femtosecond laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging and multivariate analysis of lipids in pancreatic tissue.
Femtosecond laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging and multivariate analysis of lipids in pancreatic tissue. Biointerphases. 2018 04 02; 13(3):03B416.
PMID: 29609468

Multiethnic Meta-Analysis Identifies RAI1 as a Possible Obstructive Sleep Apnea-related Quantitative Trait Locus in Men.
Multiethnic Meta-Analysis Identifies RAI1 as a Possible Obstructive Sleep Apnea-related Quantitative Trait Locus in Men. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2018 03; 58(3):391-401.
PMID: 29077507

Erratum: Sequence data and association statistics from 12,940 type 2 diabetes cases and controls.
Erratum: Sequence data and association statistics from 12,940 type 2 diabetes cases and controls. Sci Data. 2018 01 23; 5:180002.
PMID: 29360107

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Kovler Family Distinguished Service Professor
The University of Chicago
2016 - Pres

The Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement of the American Diabetes Association
2013

Manpei Suzuki International Prize for Diabetes Research
2012

Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science
2011

American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2008

National Academy of Medicine
1998