Dr. Accili is a Professor Emeritus at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, where he served for over two decades as the Russell Berrie Foundation Professor of Diabetes, Chief of the Endocrinology Division, and Founding Director of the Diabetes Research Center. Highly regarded for transformative findings on the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and beta cell failure type in 2 diabetes, Dr. Accili has contributed more than 300 publications in top-tier medical journals. His work reflects paradigm-shifting discoveries that hold promise for diabetes prevention and care. He has received numerous awards, including the Banting Medal and the Lilly Award from the American Diabetes Association, the Claude Bernard Medal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, the Manpei Suzuki Prize, the University of Chicago’s Steiner Award, and the Endocrine Society’s Astwood Award.