Assistant Research Scientist Emerita
Dorene Markel’s global work focuses on diabetes research using collaboration science and community engagement approaches in biomedical research. Her interests in global health equity align with the Center theme of strengthening systems for health and broadening research collaborations. Markel serves as director of the Brehm Center, which focuses on transforming the way research and collaborations are undertaken using a systems analysis approach and utilizing diabetes as a platform. Markel's work supports research on type 1 and 2 diabetes and obesity in global health and the impact diabetes complications have on population health. Markel also has a background in genetic counseling and remains involved in research ethics.
