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Emily K. Sims

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1995Rising activity
Diabetes and associated disordersPancreatic function and diabetesDiabetes Management and ResearchDiabetes Treatment and ManagementExtracellular vesicles in disease

Publications

236

Citations

4,640

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
AI-generated

Emily K. Sims studies type 1 diabetes, a condition where the immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. Her work focuses on identifying early biomarkers that predict who will develop the disease and on understanding how beta cells respond to inflammation and communicate with immune cells. This includes tracking molecules like proinsulin, C-peptide, and extracellular vesicles (tiny particles cells use to send signals) to improve early detection and inform prevention trials.

Type 1 diabetes progression and predictionBeta-cell biology and stress responsesExtracellular vesicles in diseaseBiomarkers (proinsulin, C-peptide)Diabetes prevention clinical trials

Publication activity has grown steadily over the past decade, rising from around 8 per year in 2017 to over 40 in 2025.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through June 2028 — about 2 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH T32GM148382through Jun 2028 · $933k awarded

    Indiana Medical Scientist/Engineer Training Program

  • ActiveNIH R01DK133881through Jul 2027 · $653k awarded

    Implications of Changes in Islet Exosomal Cargo in Type 1 Diabetes

  • ActiveNIH R01DK121929through Feb 2027 · $365k awarded

    Beta cell extracellular vesicles in health and disease

2 earlier awards
  • NIH R03DK117253Dec 2018 – Nov 2021 · $205k awarded

    Defining the Generation and Cargo of Extracellular Vesicles During the Evolution of Type 1 Diabetes

  • NIH K08DK103983Sep 2014 – Jul 2020 · $159k awarded

    Beta cell Derived miR-21 as an Intrinsic Protective Response and Biomarker in Type 1 Diabetes

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 4,640cohort median 3,385
h-index: 35cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 27.0cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~11 · 8% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 53 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 27.0/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 12 publications182019: 21 publications192020: 15 publications202021: 21 publications212022: 16 publications222023: 38 publications232024: 34 publications242025: 41 publications41252026: 6 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 15 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 4 collaborators at the same institution2020: 2 collaborators at the same institution2021: 5 collaborators at the same institution2022: 1 collaborator at the same institution2023: 10 collaborators at the same institution2024: 2 collaborators at the same institution2025: 4 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Diabetes×53
  • Diabetes Care×19
  • Communications Medicine×16
  • Diabetologia×12
  • PMC×12
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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