and awards 2004: Mary Tyler Moore and S. Robert Levine, M.D. Excellence in Clinical Research Award from JDRF 2016: Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award from The University of Michigan-Dearborn 2018: University of Florida College of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award 2018: American Diabetes Association Humanitarian Award 2018: American Diabetes Association Albert Renold Award 2018: In December 2018 Expertscape recognized Dr. Atkinson as one of the top ten experts in the world for expertise in Diabetes Mellitus Type 1. 2019: Novo Nordisk Jacobæus Award 2019: Added to the University of Florida’s College of Medicine Wall of Fame Humanitarian interests Atkinson has joined with other leaders calling for a means to provide insulin to 100 percent of the world's population who need it by 2022, the centennial anniversary of insulin availability. Atkinson also serves as an Advisory Board Member to the Life for a Child program. Atkinson has served with the Haitian Foundation for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases (Fondation Haitienne de Diabete et de Maladies Cardio-Vasculaires), overseen by Nancy Larco. Atkinson has traveled to Haiti to provide medical, dental, and educational assistance, including after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Atkinson and his wife co-founded a non-profit organization, Hope on the Move, for humanitarian causes, primarily related to providing medical and dental care to developing nations. Atkinson serves as secretary, treasurer and director of Hope on the Move. Atkinson is the president of Insulin for Life-USA, a non-profit organization that collects insulin, test strips, and other diabetes management supplies and distributes them to needy individuals in developing nations as well as in the United States following natural disasters. Selected publications References External links Mark Atkinson at University of Florida College of Medicine Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine Atkinson Lab at University of Florida Health Diabetes Institute Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) Hope on the Move Insulin for Life USA List of authored publications 1961 births American medical researchers Living people University of Michigan–Dearborn alumni