James R. Sowers
Preventive Cardiology
University of Missouri
About
James R. Sowers works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with University of Missouri.
James R. Sowers was a Professor of Medicine and Medical Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Missouri. He served as Director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Director of the Thomas and Joan Burns Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research Center at the University of Missouri. He conducted research on the links between diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease until his passing in 2024.
Research focus
Diabetic CardiomyopathyInsulin Resistance and Cardiovascular StiffeningHypertension in DiabetesCardiometabolic SyndromeMitochondrial Dysfunction in Insulin Resistance
Impact
1,025 pubs · 56,279 cites · h-index 111
Training
MD
University of Missouri
1971
BS in Pre-Med
University of Missouri
1965
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor of Medicine and Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
University of Missouri · 2007 - 2024
Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
University of Missouri · 2007 - 2017
Director, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Center
University of Missouri · 2003 - 2017
Faculty Position
SUNY Downstate · 2003
Faculty Position
Wayne State University