Internal Medicine: The Leading Edge of Discovery

Peter Thulé, MD
Pioneering Insulin Gene Therapy to Treat Diabetes

Dr. Peter Thulé has found a cure for type I diabetes – in rats. Although he admits “rats are not people,” Dr. Thulé is optimistic that his findings may be applicable down the road to humans.

Jesse Roman, MD
Director, Emory Center for Respiratory Health

At the Emory Center for Respiratory Health, discoveries are creating new ways to predict and prevent illness and to highlight public policy issues related to lung disease. Thanks in part to Dr. Roman’s direction, Emory has doubled the number of physicians and researchers in lung disease and increased its number of trainees.