Prof. Sumaiya Adam is currently affiliated with the Diabetes Research Centre, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. She is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist working at Steve Biko Academic Hospital. Diabetes in pregnancy is the main focus of her clinical research. She has published on screening for gestational diabetes, biomarkers and epigenetic markers in gestational diabetes. She is currently working on pregnancy outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus in pregnancy. Her other research interests are in medical education, especially innovations to encourage active learning.