Sonia Caprio, M.D.

A researcher who studies metabolic changes associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes has received the first fellowship at Yale from the newly established Bayer Endowment for Scholars in Medicine and Management.

Sonia Caprio, M.D., associate professor of pediatric endocrinology and a graduate of the Universita di Medicina e Chirurgia in Naples, is interested in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes among young people. “There is a growing and serious epidemic of childhood diabetes, especially among African-Americans and Hispanics,” she said.

The $2 million endowment from Bayer will fund a fellowship to be awarded each year to a faculty member making significant contributions to advances in medicine or health care management. In addition to supporting the work of the Bayer Fellow, the Bayer Endowment will foster interaction between Yale scientists and Bayer employees through lectures and conferences on topics of shared interest.