Magdalena Sevilla, PhD

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Dr. Sevilla is an instructor at the Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and The Broad Institute.  She is a nutrition epidemiologist specializing in type 2 diabetes-related outcomes and 'omic-data analysis. She earned her Master's and PhD in Epidemiology at the National University of Mexico (UNAM). Her research interests include precision medicine approaches for type 2 diabetes prevention in ethnically diverse populations.

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​Projects

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Molecular Profiling of Type 2 Diabetes Pathway-Partitioned Polygenic Scores
This project aims to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of type 2 diabetes heterogeneity by integrating metabolomic profiling with pathway-partitioned polygenic scores, enhancing our understanding of disease etiology.

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Unraveling Health Disparities in Type 2 Diabetes Through Large-Scale Omics Analysis
This initiative focuses on identifying and addressing health disparities in type 2 diabetes by leveraging large-scale omics data to uncover molecular and environmental factors contributing to inequities in type 2 diabetes risk.

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Coffee Intake and Its Impact on Insulin Sensitivity and Body Composition
This research investigates the relationship between coffee consumption and metabolic health, revealing that higher coffee intake is associated with improved insulin sensitivity, reduced post-load glucose levels, and lower truncal adiposity, highlighting a potential pathway to prevent type 2 diabetes.