Jeffrey P. Krischer, Ph.D. is Distinguished University Health Professor; USF Health Endowed Professor in Diabetes; Director, USF Diabetes Center; Professor and Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine; and Professor and Head, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Krischer is an internationally renowned epidemiologist, and leads the largest epidemiological study and data network of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) etiology and pathogenesis funded by the National Institutes of Health. His research has improved our understanding of the genotype-phenotype relationships that govern the initiation of diabetes-related autoimmunity and progression to clinical diabetes. For example, his work to identify the predictive role of islet cell autoantibodies established for the first time associated metabolic markers that identify individuals with an increased risk of developing T1D. He is recognized as the first to clinically describe two different forms of T1D. He was also the first to describe the stages of T1D, which has led to a new generation of clinical trials designed to slow disease progression as well as identify possible preventions. Dr. Krischer's state-of-the-art Health Informatics Institute is an internationally recognized repository for substantial clinical data sets, coordinating large trials such as the Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network, Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium, the Rare Lung Disease Clinical Research Consortium, and Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet. The Institute provides integrative analysis of Big Data comprised of genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, and the microbiome. They also develop technologies that advance translational medicine, including a smart phone app that allows for remote monitoring of pulmonary lung function, and an app that remotely measures ambulatory capacity. Dr. Krischer earned his B.S. from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and his Master's degree and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He received an M.D. honoris causa from Lund University, Sweden.