Diabetes

Charlie khemtong, Ph.D., associate Professor in the Department of medicine at University of Florida. Seminar Title: “Carbon-13 Tracers: An Old Tool for New Metabolism Questions”.

  A major step toward transforming the understanding of cardiovascular and kidney disease in the millions of Americans with diabetes occurred Thursday when the National Institutes of Health designated the University of Florida Diabetes Institute the home for a new biobank of human heart and kidney tissue. A…

World Diabetes Day is November 14th and this year’s theme is “Access to Diabetes Care.” Each year, the University of Florida Diabetes Institute (UFDI) celebrates “Bluevember” as a month to raise awareness about diabetes and reaffirm our commitment to improve the lives of people living with diabetes. And this…

Clayton Mathews, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Pathology at University of Florida. Seminar Title: “Identifying The Roles of Mitochondria in Type 1 Diabetes”.

Golimumab and Beta-Cell Function in Youth with New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes The UFDI team is dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D). Over the last 25 years, UFDI investigators have played a major role in nearly every clinical trial that has demonstrated a novel…

The Finding Genius Podcast seeks out the best of the best in any given field. This week, UFDI own Genius Dr. Brusko describes the latest understanding of diabetes and how scientists are working for a T1D cure.

Congratulations to Cherie Stabler, Ph.D., professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, for receiving a $1.7 million RO1 grant from the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for her project, “Engineering Immunomodulatory Nanoscale Coatings for Protecting Islet Transplants.”…

Sarah Westen, Ph.D., found her professional passions as a doctoral student. Now, she has the opportunity to pursue them in the place where it all started.

In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, the University of Florida Diabetes Institute (UFDI) will host a series of events designed to engage our campus community, the Gainesville population, and key diabetes stakeholders for our state of Florida. World Diabetes Day Seminar…

University of Florida and Stanford University researchers have identified areas in Florida and California where people with Type 1 diabetes may have difficulty getting the care and support they need to manage their disease. .