Louis Philipson

  • Title: James C. Tyree Professor of Diabetes Research and Care in the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics
  • Education: MD, PhD, both from The University of Chicago; BA, Harvard University
  • l-philipson@uchicago.edu
  • Joined UChicago faculty: 2017

Louis Philipson

Louis Philipson is an endocrinologist and a world-leading authority on diabetes mellitus. His clinical interests include type 1 diabetes, complicated type 2 diabetes, monogenic diabetes and hypoglycemia. Recognized for unmatched expertise in the treatment of diabetes that is difficult to manage, Philipson has or more than 25 years explored the biophysical, molecular and genetic aspects of insulin secretion, and the genetics of diabetes. He and his colleagues discovered rare insulin gene mutations that produce beta cell ER stress and, in turn, cause neonatal diabetes.

Under his leadership, the Kovler Diabetes Center has been recognized as one of only seven National Institutes of Health Diabetes Research and Training Centers in the United States. 

Media Contacts

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Director of Media Relations, University of Chicago Medical Center

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Philipson Stories

Could insulin pills prevent diabetes? Big study seeks answer

Article cites study co-authored by Prof. Louis Philipson on preventative diabetes treatments


Associated Press

Rare mutation kills off gene responsible for diabetes

Prof. Louis Philipson comments on significance of finding diabetes-reducing gene mutation for drug development