Dame Stephanie Anne Amiel, Lady Alberti, (born 17 October 1954) is a British

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and academic, specialising in

type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body's immune system destroys pancreatic cells (beta cells). In healthy persons, beta cells produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone require ...

. From 1995 to 2018, she was the R. D. Lawrence Professor of Diabetic Medicine at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

. She has also been a honorary consultant at

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since 1995.

Early life and education

Amiel was born on 17 October 1954 in

Farnborough, Kent Farnborough is a village in Greater London, England. Situated south of Locksbottom, west of Green Street Green, north of Downe and Hazelwood, London, Hazelwood, and east of Keston, it is centred southeast of Charing Cross. Suburban develop ...

, England. She was educated at Baston School for Girls, an all-girls

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in Kent. She studied at

Guy's Hospital Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital founded by philanthropist Thomas Guy in 1721, located in the borough of Southwark in central London. It is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and one of the institutions that comprise the Kin ...

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, graduating with a

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(BSc) degree in 1975 and

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(MBBS) degrees in 1978. She later undertook research towards a

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(MD) degree which she completed in 1988.

Academic career

From 1983 to 1986, Amiel was a

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Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

.'AMIEL, Prof. Stephanie Anne, (Lady Alberti)', ''

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/ref> At Yale she undertook research in diabetes under professors William V. Tamborlane and Robert Stanley Sherwin. She then returned to England, and was a research fellow and honorary

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in the

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from 1986 to 1989. Between 1989 and 1995, she was a senior lecturer and honorary

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in the

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. In May 1995, she joined

as the R. D. Lawrence Professor of Diabetic Medicine. She is also a consultant physician to the diabetes services at

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS trust in London, England. It is closely involved with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, with which it shares its chair, Sir Hugh Taylor, its strategy director and IT director. It ...

. In 2018, she stepped down from the R. D. Lawrence Chair to become Professor of Diabetes Research. She then retired from full-time academia in 2021 and made

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. Amiel's research continues to be focused on

. As a practising physician, she specialises in

intensive insulin therapy Intensive insulin therapy or flexible insulin therapy is a therapeutic regimen for diabetes mellitus treatment. This newer approach contrasts with conventional insulin therapy. Rather than minimize the number of insulin injections per day (a te ...

insulin pumps An insulin pump is a medical device used for the administration of insulin in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, also known as continuous subcutaneous insulin therapy. The device configuration may vary depending on design. A traditional pu ...

, and

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. Her academic interests include

diabetic hypoglycaemia Diabetic hypoglycemia is a low blood glucose level occurring in a person with diabetes mellitus. It is one of the most common types of hypoglycemia seen in emergency departments and hospitals. According to the National Electronic Injury Surveil ...

, islet transplantation, and diabetes and

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Personal life

In 1998, Amiel married the British physician Sir George Alberti. This marriage brought three stepsons.'ALBERTI, Sir (Kurt) George (Matthew Mayer)', ''

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Selected works

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References

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