Researcher Mohammed Ali Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation

Mohammed Ali, MD, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the country’s oldest medical honor societies. ASCI has thousands of members across medical specialties and focuses on recognizing the role that physician-scientists play in advancing medical research.

Ali is a practicing primary care physician and serves as the William H. Foege Distinguished Professor of Global Health and a professor of epidemiology at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. He is also co-director of the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center (EGDRC) and vice chair of research for Emory School of Medicine’s Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.

“I am very fortunate to work in the EGDRC, Rollins, and the School of Medicine, which are so collegial. Our environment and culture make it fun to work on the world’s toughest health challenges with such talented and creative faculty,” says Ali. “I am totally flattered to be elected to ASCI, but for me, it is more about the journey than the accolade. It is about the fun questions, the scientific rigor, and using our platforms to impact human health in some way.”

Ali’s and EGDRC’s research focuses are on diabetes, obesity, and heart health. He also studies implementation science, which centers on how to get prevention and treatment interventions to the people who need them. 

Ali will officially be inducted into ASCI at their new member induction ceremony in April. He joins previous Emory inductees that include Rolins faculty members Sarita Shah, MD, and Neel Gandhi, MD.