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David Matthews is the Emeritus Founding Chairman of OCDEM and Professor of Diabetic Medicine at the University of Oxford, past NIHR Senior Investigator and Founding Director of the Oxford Health Alliance. He is currently Dean of Harris Manchester College, Oxford. He chaired the EASD/ADA group that produced the international guidelines on the treatment of type 2 diabetes – both in 2012 and in 2015.

His research interests include personalised medicine, the aetiopathology and treatment of type 2 diabetes, modelling of insulin resistance, the incretin axis and glucagon-like peptide-1, pulsatile insulin secretion, and the global obesity epidemic. He previously gave the Banting Memorial Lecture at Diabetes UK (‘Type 2 diabetes: the Black Death of the 21st century’). He has authored more than 300 academic peer-reviewed publications and sits on the editorial board of several professional journals.

Major trial results over the least 3 years have demonstrated the promise of SGLT2 inhibitor therapy for cardiovascular, cardiovascular and heart failure outcomes in diabetes. Professor Matthews is co-chair of the CANVAS and CANVAS-R trials of the SGLT2 inhibitor, canagliflozin, and he will discuss the CANVAS program, and its results in this seminar.

Forthcoming events

Infectious Disease Seminar Series: Epidemiology of the NHS COVID-19 app: design, evaluation and future considerations

Monday, 12 June 2023, 1pm to 2pm @ BDI/OxPop Building Seminar Room LG 0-1, Old Road Campus, Headington, OX3 7LF

Alcohol phenotypes and how they are related to fMRI derived brain health measurements

Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 11am to 12pm @ Big Data Institute LG 0 Seminar room

Update on folic acid and disease prevention

Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 1pm to 2pm @ Richard Doll Lecture Theatre, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Headington, OX3 7LF

Infectious Disease Seminar Series: 40 years of combating meningococcal disease: are we nearly there yet?

Monday, 19 June 2023, 1pm to 2pm @ BDI Seminar Room LG 0-1, Old Road Campus, Headington, OX3 7LF

Environmental sensing and it’s association with chronic disease

Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 11am to 12pm @ Big Data Institute LG 0 Seminar room