Aaron W. Michels MD

Aaron Michels MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver, the Frieda and George S. Eisenbarth Clinical Immunology Endowed Chair, Director of Clinical Immunology at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, and a practising endocrinologist. Dr Michels is active in Diabetes research and has authored or co-authored several articles for peer-reviewed journals. His research focuses on understanding the basic immunology of type 1 diabetes to design specific therapies to prevent and stop the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing cells. One major focus is on the use of small ‘drug-like’ molecules to inhibit T cell responses involved in beta cell damage. He is also involved in clinical trials using medications to safely alter the immune system to prevent and treat type 1 diabetes. Dr Michels has lived with type 1 diabetes for more than 20 years and is committed to caring for patients with diabetes along with pursuing research to prevent and ultimately cure type 1 diabetes. Dr Michels earned BS and MD degrees from Creighton University.