Enhanced Local Immune Suppression: Hope for Beta Cell Replacement Therapies
Medical devices such as pacemakers and stents that can be implanted in a human body have helped many people lead…
Sanjoy Dutta, Ph.D.: The Beginning of the ADA Scientific Sessions
The ADA’s Scientific Sessions has begun! Here, in the first recap, is Sanjoy Dutta, Ph.D., who highlights beta cell replacement…
Breakthrough T1D Beta Cell Replacement Consortium: Sharing data and resources, saving time and money
The Breakthrough T1D Spring Beta Cell Replacement Consortium meeting, held recently in NYC, allowed 55 researchers from a diversity of…
Want to Stave Off Type 1 Diabetes? Beta Cell Proliferation May Be the Key
In Nature Metabolism, Breakthrough T1D-funded researchers—including the lead author, Ercument Dirice, Ph.D., and senior author, Rohit Kulkarni, M.D., Ph.D.—found an…
The 20th Anniversary of the Edmonton Protocol
This day, 20 years ago, a person with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was cured. Well, pseudo-cured. On March 11, 1999,…
Insulin Discovered Nearly 100 Years Ago: How Far We’ve Come and the Road Ahead
Incredible strides have been made since the discovery of insulin almost 100 years ago. Insulin formulations have improved dramatically, blood-sugar…
Tracking Oxygen Levels Around Transplanted Cells Could Help Build Successful Beta Cell Replacement Therapies
Understanding change in oxygen levels over time in mice may help researchers develop better methods of replacing beta cells in…
Breakthrough T1D-Funded Researchers Reprogram Human Alpha Cells to Produce Insulin
Human cells, including pancreatic islet cells, are more adaptive than previously believed. Led by Dr. Pedro Herrera at the University…
Stem Cells to Beta Cells for Insulin Therapy: One Step Forward by Breakthrough T1D-Funded Researchers
Scientists have made a significant advancement in beta cell replacement research, potentially eliminating the need for insulin therapy for people…
