Education and Training

Training the next generation of leaders in diabetes care and research has been at the core of the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center since its inception. Through the support of the Russell Berrie Foundation, the Berrie Center funds basic and clinical research fellows in their pursuit of becoming independent scientists. Former Berrie Fellows and Scholars have assumed leadership roles throughout the world, helping to shape the landscape of research and patient care. Berrie Center faculty partner with the Institute of Human Nutrition to offer Master’s and Doctoral degrees that bring new students to the studies of metabolism, nutrition, diabetes, and related disorders. 

Our Programs

Prospective trainees can explore the various programs we offer, including:

• Master’s Program in Nutrition: Providing a broad and deep training in nutrition science that prepares students for careers in healthcare, academia, and industry
• Doctoral Program in Nutritional and Metabolic Biology: Training the next generation of basic scientists who study diabetes, nutrition, and metabolism
• Post-Doctoral Training in Nutrition and Obesity:  Providing study in virtually all aspects of obesity ranging from molecular biology to epidemiology
• Post-Doctoral Training in Arteriosclerosis Research: Providing basic and clinical investigators with broadly based knowledge in scientific fields related to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
• Research Residency Training
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pediatrics 
  • Pathology
• Research Fellowships in Adult Endocrinology
• Research Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology