Dr. Aaron Cox and Dr. Mark Atkinson standing in front of UF Diabetes Institute display We were thrilled to welcome Aaron Cox, PhD, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Molecular Medicine at UTHealth Houston, to the UFDI Spring Seminar Series! Following an in-depth tour of the UFDI’s history…
PIONEERING SCHOLARSHIP ACROSS THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Panel discussion with Dr. Todd Brusko and Dr. Laura Jacobsen in front of a “Thank You” presentation slide The UF College…
Join us January 26th, and February 24th for seminars by Amelia Linnemann and Aaron Cox. Learn more about Amelia Linnemann’s work here and Aaron Cox’s work here.
The UFDI team came together to celebrate the season at our holiday party! It was a wonderful opportunity to reflect on a year of collaboration and progress in diabetes research and care. Thank you to everyone who helped make the evening so special! Image Gallery…
The UF Diabetes Institute is proud to highlight our investigators who contributed to the 2025 Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) Annual Investigator Meeting. The event brought together leading scientists working to better understand and treat type 1 diabetes.Read below the insights our UF faculty shared across…
In recognition of World Diabetes Day the UFDI-in partnership with PHHP-hosted an event focused on supporting people living with diabetes in the workplace, where diabetes can often be a source of stress, stigma and fear.Organized by Dr. Ashby Walker, PHHP associate professor and UFDI associate director…
World Diabetes Day 2025 is on Diabetes in the workplace. We are hosting a special event with our UF Students in mind! November 19th from 5:30-7:00pm in the Biomedical Sciences Building Atrium. Food will be provide. Please register at https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dgo4Bz1bY39AzH0…
Please join us for our next UFDI’s Fall Seminar Series with Dr. Dirk Homann from the Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami on the Integrated histopathology of the human pancreas throughout stages of type 1 diabetes progression. The seminar will be held in Communicore C1-003 from 12:30-1:30pm on October 10th. …
Seminar Announcement Please join us for a seminar by Dr. Irl Hirsch and Dr. Desmond Schatz titled “Novel Fast and Ultra Fast Acting Insulins: Understanding the Science and Need” Date and Time: Friday May 16th 2025, 12:00-1:00 PM Location: Communicore C1-015 (see below for directions) Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93371317415 Lunch will…
Join the UF Diabetes Institute for a seminar on Monday, June 17th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at Communicore C1-004 or online via Zoom. Ake Lernmark, Ph.D, is a sr. professor at Lund University in Sweden. The seminar title is ““Genetic and environmental aetiology of type 1 diabetes”.
