UFDI

Read our 2023 Year in Review to see our accomplishments over the past year as a global leader in diabetes research, patient care, and education.

Ashby Walker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services Research, Management & Policy, and Director of Behavioral Research at the UF Diabetes Institute, will be teaching the T1D Directed Research Course in the 2024 Spring Semester. The course aims to expose students to the following: (1) knowledge of…

Exciting News!  Dr. Kimberly A. Driscoll, Ph.D., a leading expert in clinical and health psychology at @UF and UF Diabetes Institute Director…

The UF Diabetes Institute is pleased to present the 2022 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.

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”. Oct 31th, 12-1p.m., Communicore…

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”. Oct 26th, 12-1p.m., online…

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. .

UF Health researchers are developing a new generation of tools to monitor diabetes in Florida youths and address disparities in diabetes diagnoses and care.

Todd M. Brusko, associate professor for UF Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, has been named Scientific Director of the UF Diabetes Institute (UFDI). Dr. Brusko joins the senior leadership team of the UFDI under its Director, Mark Atkinson, PhD, Pediatric Medical Director, Desmond Schatz, MD, and…

Rohit N. Kulkarni MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Margaret A. Congleton Chair and Senior Investigator, Joslin Diabetes Center Seminar Title: “The role of m6A mRNA methylation in regulating beta cell biology”…