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Debbie C. Thurmond is an American cell biologist known for her work on diabetes. She is the chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology at City of Hope National Medical Center.

Education
Thurmond received her Bachelor's degree in Animal Science from the University of California, Davis in 1988. She then stayed at Davis to earn her Master's degree while doing research with Judith S. Stern; she completed her Master's in Nutrition in 1992. Thurmond moved on to the University of Iowa, completing her PhD in the laboratory of Alan G. Goodridge in 1997.

Academic career
In 2001, Thurmond joined the faculty of the Indiana University School of Medicine, eventually rising to full professor.