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Ellen Leschek, M.D.

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes clinical research

Responsibilities & Activities

My responsibilities also include membership on the NIH Interagency Coordinating Committee on Human Growth Hormone and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. In this capacity, I review all deaths occurring in members of the cohort treated with cadaverine hGH through the National Hormone Pituitary Program. I serve as a member of the NIDDK Clinical Studies Working Group and of the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases Clinical Working Group.

Research Programs

Clinical Research in Type 1 Diabetes
Determinants, etiology, progression, prevention, and treatment of type 1 diabetes in children and adults.

Diabetes, Endocrine, & Metabolic Disease Translational Research
Studies that translate scientific findings into practice to enhance human health of those with, or at risk for, metabolic disease.

Committees & Working Groups

  • NIH Interagency Coordinating Committee on Human Growth Hormone and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Member
  • NIDDK Clinical Studies Working Group, Member
Last Reviewed March 2025