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UF Students are invited to join the UF Diabetes Link at their first GBM!

Check out one of Florida’s Newest License Plates! A “Cure Diabetes” plate will soon be available in Florida. The Cure Diabetes License Plate’s proceeds will be distributed between The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, Breakthrough T1D, The University of Florida Diabetes Institute, and The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor…

Every year, the editorial team of Stem Cell Reports selects outstanding papers from the past 12 months for their “Best of Stem Cell Reports” issue. We’re thrilled to share that Dr. Russ and his co-workers’ paper titled “Generation of Functional Thymic Organoids from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells” was selected! The…

Brynlee Clevenger takes on T1D with a huge heart for helping others For 10-year-old Brynlee Clevenger, it was the possibility of helping other kids with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that prompted her to join a clinical trial.

Dr. Desmond Schatz’s recognition as the recipient of the 2024 David A. Paulus Award for Clinical Excellence is a testament to his outstanding contributions to the field of pediatrics and diabetes care. As a Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Medical Director of the UF Diabetes Institute, Dr. Schatz embodies the…

A photograph captured by Laura Jacobsen, MD, during the Florida Diabetes Camp has been featured on the cover of the February edition of the Diabetes Care journal. Click here to read the article and discover more about the artist, a pediatric endocrinologist and UFDI scientist.

Dr. Ashby Walker, UFDI Health Equity Director shares some of the top abstracts investigating disparities in diabetes outcomes, treatment and care. Watch the video now: http://https://youtu.be/UUu2YAlsvdk…

The UF Diabetes Institute is pleased to present the 2020 Year in Review, which serves as a reflection of our countless achievements throughout the past year, as a global leader in diabetes research, patient care and education.

ECHO Diabetes July 2021 Newsletter The project Extension for Community Health Outcomes Diabetes program empowers primary care providers (PCP) to deliver best-practices diabetes care to their undeserved patientes…

2021 marks the 100th year since Sir Frederick Banting, Charles Best, and Professor John Macleod from the University of Toronto reported the successful treatment of canine diabetes with a pancreas extract, now known as insulin. This discovery represented not only a remarkable scientific achievement, but more importantly, provided a life-saving…