"UF works to unlock causes and cures so kids like Matt Danner won’t be sidelined by their disease." Florida Magazine recently featured an article highlighting the UF Diabetes Center researchers, physicians, and a special patient, Matt Danner.
A cure for Type 1 diabetes has been the holy grail for researchers worldwide since the first clinical trials seeking to cure the disease began some three decades ago. But despite many advances, the target still seems just out of reach.
The Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) program, supported by JDRF at the University of Florida, is the world’s largest open research consortium dedicated to the study of the human pancreas. Founded in 2007, the JDRF nPOD biorepository housed at the University of Florida supports the collection…
Mark Atkinson, Ph.D. Director, UF Diabetes Institute Professor, Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics Ph.D., University of Florida Pathogenesis/Type 1 diabetes, Immunology, Microbiome, JDRF nPOD, Prevention Studies Department of Pathology Dr. Mark Atkinson is currently the American Diabetes Association Eminent Scholar for Diabetes Research at the…
Study Name: Immune Function and the Progression to Type 1 Diabetes: Project 1; Project 2; Core A; CoreB Principal Investigator: Todd Brusko, Ph.D. Study Coordinator: Jennifer Hosford, M.S. | Phone: 352-273-9299 What is the Immune Function and the Progression to Type 1 Diabetes: Project…
