Michael Horowitz

Biography

Professor Michael Horowitz was appointed to a Personal Chair at the University of Adelaide in 1995 and has been the Director of the Endocrine and Metabolic Unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital since 1997. His research activities are almost exclusively clinically based and relate primarily to gastrointestinal motor, sensory, and hormonal function, particularly in the context of diabetes mellitus, appetite regulation, critical illness and aging. Professor Horowitz leads the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health (2012-17). He is a co-author of 604 peer-reviewed papers and 40 book chapters. He has been the recipient of a number of awards, including the Elder Prize for Scholarship at the University of Adelaide in 1995, the Distinguished Research Prize of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (1999), the Eric Susman Prize of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (2000), the Kellion Award of the Australian Diabetes Society (2009), a Masters Award for Sustained Achievement in Digestive Sciences from the American Gastroenterological Association (2010), An inaugural Fellow to the Australasian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014), and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians 75th Anniversary Award (2014).

Research Interest

Medicine,Medical Education,Research,etc