Lisa M. Spain, Ph.D.
Responsibilities & Activities
Program Director for the Immunobiology of Type 1 Diabetes and Autoimmune Endocrine Diseases Program. I advise research project grant applicants, and manage awards.
First Contact Program Director for K01, K08, K12, K23, K25, and K12 mentored investigator applications for the division; I advise career development grant applicants, and help manage awards.
Project Scientist for Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet—an international consortium for clinical trials of disease-modifying agents for the treatment/prevention of type 1 diabetes. Serve as NIDDK voting member of Steering Committee and on the Executive Committee.
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
- Autoimmune Disease Coordinating Committee, Office of Autoimmune Disease Research / Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIDDK Representative for Strategic Plan
- DEM/NIDDK Basic Science (BASIC), Clinical Sciences (CARE), and Careers (GARDEN) Working Groups
- NIDDK Training Program Directors Committee
- NIH Training Advisory Committee Alternate, NIDDK
- NIH Program Leadership Committee, Alternate, NIDDK
Select Experience
Scientist II, Holland Laboratories for Biomedical Sciences, American Red Cross, George Washington University Medical School, 1999-2004
Assistant Professor, Wistar Institute, University of Pennsylvania, 1993-1999
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Harvard University, 1991-1993
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990