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Michael J. Quon, M.D., Ph.D., is NCCAM's Chief of the Diabetes Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, Division of Intramural Research. CV for Dr. Quon (PDF)

Dr. Quon received his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering in 1982 from Northwestern University. In 1987 he received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and in 1988 completed his medical degree both from Northwestern University. After completing a residency in internal medicine at the University of Chicago, Dr. Quon came to the National Institutes of Health in 1990 as a clinical associate at the Diabetes Branch of the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).

While receiving subspecialty training in diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism, as a clinical associate, Dr. Quon also received postdoctoral training in molecular biology in the laboratory of Dr. Simeon Taylor. In 1993, Dr. Quon became a senior clinical investigator in the Diabetes Branch at NIDDK. In 1995 he moved to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to take a position as a tenure-track investigator in the Hypertension-Endocrine Branch. At NHLBI he established a laboratory to study the molecular mechanisms of insulin action and insulin resistance as they relate to diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Dr. Quon also conducted clinical studies to understand the physiology of glucose metabolism and the hemodynamic actions of insulin in humans.

Board certified in internal medicine and with extensive research and clinical experience, Dr. Quon brings a new research focus and perspective, as well as a well-established research team to NCCAM's Laboratory of Clinical Investigation. Dr. Quon's expertise will aid the LCI in identifying promising therapies for diabetes, obesity, and hypertension within the realm of CAM and determining the molecular basis for such therapies.

Dr. Quon's research has led to several honors including being elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association and the Council for High Blood Pressure Research. He was recently awarded the NIH Director's Award from Mentoring (2004). Dr. Quon is also a recipient of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Mentor Award and he was recently awarded an ADA Clinical Research Grant (2008–2010) entitled "Evaluation of epigallocatechin gallate to simultaneously improve metabolic and cardiovascular actions of insulin in obese, hypertensive, or diabetic subjects". Dr. Quon has published over 150 peer-reviewed original papers and is regularly invited to deliver lectures at national and international scientific meetings. Dr. Quon also serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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