Abstract
Dr Skyler, MD, MACP, is currently a Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Psychology, in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (FL, USA). He is Deputy Director for Clinical Research and Academic Programs at the Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami, and is Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado. A native of Philadelphia, Dr Skyler is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and Jefferson Medical College, and did his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Duke University Medical Center. Dr Skyler's research interest focuses on immune intervention and beta-cell expansion or replacement. Since 2001, he has been Chairman of the NIH (NIDDK)-sponsored Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet, an international network conducting clinical trials to prevent Type 1 diabetes or interdict the Type 1 diabetes disease process. Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet is the successor of the Diabetes Prevention Trial - Type 1 Diabetes Study Group, of which Dr Skyler served as Chairman throughout its existence from 1993 until it was replaced by TrialNet. Dr Skyler received the 1985 Achievement Award of the American Society of Contemporary Medicine and Surgery for "Distinguished Contributions to the Knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus". He received the 1992 Banting Medal for Service to the American Diabetes Association. In 2005, he was named a Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP). He received the 2014 Distinction in Endocrinology Award from the American College of Endocrinology. He has written over 450 articles, book chapters or editorials.