Experts recommend the use of continuous glucose monitors as the gold standard for managing Type 1 diabetes. Yet many adult patients, particularly those with lower socioeconomic status and from underrepresented minority groups, are not receiving the technology or regular care from specialists known as endocrinologists.
State of the Science is an interactive conversation with room for granular and lively debate focused on the most pressing issues in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our goal is to foster open science, interaction, and collaboration–all hallmarks of the(sugar)science mission. These virtual conversations will involve: 30 minute introduction – What’s…
The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and The Pfizer Foundation have joined forces to address food insecurity and high rates of diabetes in communities in  Montgomery, Alabama.
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.
The ADA’s Islet Biology, Development, and Function Interest Group is soliciting papers for a Best Paper of 2020 Award! Please share the solicitation below with anyone you feel may be interested and eligible. Questions can be directed to the interest group’s Chair, Hubert Tse, PhD at …
Invitation to HIRN Webinar: Designing Tools and Materials to Create a Benchtop Window into the Islet-immune Interface The Human Islet Research Enhancement Center (HIREC) will be hosting a webinar to highlight advancements of the Consortium of Human Islet Biomimetics (CHIB). The goal of this public webinar is…
The purpose of this program is to support projects proposed by nonprofit charities that address diabetes and its related complications. The program supports efforts to improve people’s health, prevent type 2 diabetes, and help those living with type 1 diabetes in the following areas: ·        Diabetes prevention, awareness,…
Through the Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on the Identification of Key Events in Autoimmune Diseases, NIAID seeks comments from the scientific community about state-of-the-art sampling and analysis techniques to identify key immunologic events underlying the onset, flare, remission, and progression of autoimmune diseases.
Biomedical Engineer Studies Islet Cells to Uncover the Processes of Diabetes In Featured, J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering,…
Fascinating and frustrating: two words that Dr. Haller uses to describe researching how type 1 diabetes evolves within the human endocrine system. Type 1 diabetes stands at the top of pediatric endocrinology diseases, and Dr. Haller tells listeners about exciting developments in delaying, modifying, and preventing…
