Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Adrian Vella, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The public record shows 361 publications with 14,831 citations (h-index 64), centered on Type 1 Diabetes, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes. It also documents an investigator role on 30 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2007–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Diabetes care
- Top research focus: Type 1 Diabetes
- 30 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 41 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 30 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Effect of Glycemic Control and of GLP-1 Receptor Agonism on Islet GLP-1 in People With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
InvestigatorPhase 2RecruitingNCT06976619 - The Effect of rs7903146 Genotype on Islet GLP-1 Production in Humans
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
InvestigatorPhase 2Not, yet, recruitingNCT06972407 - The Role of Islet GLP-1 in the Pathogenesis of Prediabetes
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
InvestigatorPhase 2RecruitingNCT06967558
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2023–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHProgram year20253 payments
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHProgram year20247 payments$11,101openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Novo Nordisk IncProgram year20234 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2007–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The regulation of fasting glucose metabolism in people with and without prediabetes
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2026$664,206R01DK078646 - The effect of endogenous GLP-1 secretion on islet function in vivo
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2025$742,934R01DK126206 - The regulation of fasting glucose metabolism in people with and without prediabetes
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2025$667,267R01DK078646
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Integrated glucagon model for estimation of α-cell responsivity to glucose and amino acids during graded glucose infusion.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism
2026 - Modeling the effect of glucagon on endogenous glucose production in healthy individuals under meal-like conditions.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology
2025 - Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The Impact of Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcomes.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders
2025 - Abnormal Glucagon Secretion Contributes to a Longitudinal Decline in Glucose Tolerance.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
2025
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Research Chair
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition, Mayo Clinic
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Mayo Clinic Inpatient Clinical Research and Trials Unit
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American Society for Clinical Investigation
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Mayo Clinic (Director, Inpatient Clinical Research and Trials Unit)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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- Mayo Clinic Radio: discussed prevention
detection and treatment of diabetes with Dr. Sophie Bakri
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Online presence
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diabetesjournals.org/care/article/47/7/1101/156873/About-the-Artist-Adrian-Vella-MD
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