Join us in celebrating Opeoluwa (Ope) Iwaloye, another future Ph.D. from the UF Diabetes Institute community! We invite you to attend her defense on July 3rd in the Biomedical Sciences Building (Ground Floor, JG32) or via Zoom. Please see the attached flyer for virtual attendance details.
Please join us in congratulating LeeAnn Hewitt as she prepares to defend her Ph.D. dissertation tomorrow, June 23rd, at 12:00 PM EST! We invite colleagues, students, friends, and collaborators to attend her defense in person at the Harrell Medical Education Building (Room 125) or via Zoom. Please…
The University of Florida Diabetes Institute is proud to be represented at next week’s American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions! Our faculty, trainees, and research teams will be sharing their latest discoveries and innovations across a wide range of diabetes research and care topics. We look forward…
Congratulations to Ashby Walker, Ph.D., on guest editing the special edition of The Journal of Diabetes Research, “Interventions to Promote Technology Equity in Diabetes Care,” now fully available online. This special issue highlights innovative research aimed at advancing equitable access to diabetes technology and includes contributions…
We’re excited to share that members of the Bayer Lab are presenting their research at the Southeastern Immunology Symposium (SIS) in Asheville, North Carolina, this week. Allison Bayer, PhD, will present “Reprogramming Autoimmunity: Antigen-Specific Treg Strategies for Durable Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes”. Rutuparnna Mishra will present…
Congratulations to Michael Haller on being elected Chairman of Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet! This appointment recognizes Dr. Haller’s leadership and longstanding commitment to advancing research for the prediction, prevention, and treatment of Type 1 Diabetes. As Chair of TrialNet, Dr. Haller will help guide one of the…
Join us tomorrow, May 28th at 9am PDT/12pm EDT for “ATG— Clinical History, Mechanistic Insight, and Future Directions for the treatment of T1D”, presented by The Sugar Science founder Dr. Monica Westely, PhD. The discussion will feature insight from experts Todd Brusko, PhD, Laura Jacobsen, MD, and…
Join us tonight for the Alachua County Medical Society’s May CME Meeting featuring Brittany Bruggeman, MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist at UF Health Pediatric Specialties. Dr. Bruggeman will present “Modern Diabetes Care: Research Breakthroughs and Clinical Pearls,” sharing emerging research in diabetes care and clinical insights for physicians and…
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Holger Russ on his appointment as the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics’ inaugural Vice Chair for Scientific Innovation! Dr. Russ’s pioneering research in thymus regeneration and immune health was recently featured in Nature Biotechnology, highlighting innovative work from his lab…
Save the date! The University of Florida Food is Medicine Summit will take place on Wednesday, October 21 at Emerson Alumni Hall from 9 am–5 pm, followed by a reception.The summit will bring together leaders across healthcare, research, policy, and community engagement to explore the…
