Stanley Andrisse is an American endocrinologist scientist and writer who is an assistant professor at the

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. His research considers

Type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes, formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urinati ...

and the pathways of insulin resistant states. He is the author of ''From Prison Cells to PhD: It is Never Too Late to Do Good'', and director of an outreach program that supports formerly incarcerated people into college education.

Early life and education

Andrisse grew up in

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. He was part of the Ferguson-Florissant School District. Andrisse has said that he made poor decisions as a young person, and he was first arrested at the age of 14. By his early twenties he had been sentenced to ten years in maximum security penitentiary. During his time in prison he was part of a drug rehabilitation program. Andrisse was an undergraduate student at

Lindenwood University Lindenwood University is a private university in St. Charles, Missouri. Founded in 1827 by George Champlin Sibley and Mary Easton Sibley as The Lindenwood School for Girls, it is the second-oldest higher-education institution west of the Missis ...

. He remained at Lindenwood for graduate studies, where he worked toward an

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. While there, he played

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. He was accepted to a doctoral program at

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...

, and completed his PhD in 2014. After earning his doctorate he was appointed a postdoctoral fellow at

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Research and career

Andrisse is an endocrinologist at Howard University College of Medicine, where he studies type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance. In 2017, Andrisse was named a Leading with Conviction Fellow by JustLeadershipUSA. In this capacity, he works to reduce the prison population by 50% by 2030. Andrisse's first book, ''From Prison Cells to PhD: It is Never Too Late to Do Good'', was published by

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in 2021. He established a nonprofit program to provide mentoring to current and former incarcerated people so that they can start building their careers after leaving prison.

Selected publications

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrisse, Stanley Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American endocrinologists Lindenwood University alumni Lindenwood Lions football players Saint Louis University alumni Howard University faculty People from St. Louis County, Missouri 21st-century African-American scientists 21st-century African-American physicians 21st-century American physicians 21st-century African-American academics 21st-century American academics