Marian Rewers

Dr. Marian Rewers is a paediatric endocrinologist who has dedicated his research to finding the cause and prevention of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its complications. In 2000, he joined the Barbara Davis Center (BDC) as its clinical director and became its executive director in 2012. Under his leadership, the Center’s clinical operation has quadrupled. The Center now serves >8000 children and adults with T1D, and is the largest T1D clinic in the world. BDC is also the premier research institute in basic, translational, and clinical research. The Center’s overall operations have increased 50% in the past ten years. Dr. Rewers has led NIH-funded projects the Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young (DAISY), The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY), the Celiac Disease Autoimmunity Research (CEDAR), the Coronary Artery Calcification in Type 1 (CACTI), and Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (IRAS).These large prospective cohort studies have expanded our knowledge of the causes and risks of autoimmunity, T1D, and diabetic complications. To translate these results to public health and prevention, Dr. Rewers initiated the Autoimmunity Screening for Kids (ASK) supported by the Breakthrough T1D and Helmsley Charitable Trust. ASK has screened 35,000 general population children for presymptomatic T1D and celiac disease, monitored >1000 children with autoimmunity to prevent complications of delayed diagnosis and provided access to prevention. Screen To Prevent (STOP) T1D, Dr. Rewers’ recent program sponsored by Sanofi, offers healthcare providers structured education in screening and monitoring to lower the barriers to screening for early T1D across the US. He has helped to train the next generation of physicians and scientists. Together, they have published more than 600 peer-reviewed articles in the area of diabetes.

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