On November 9, in honor of World Diabetes Day, the Diabetes Research Center of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research sponsored the 2023 Diabetes Day Symposium. The day long annual programming aims to bring scientists and trainees together to showcase their work, to foster collaboration, and to increase collective knowledge of diabetes research. […]
In January, Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD and collaborator, Shuntaro Morikawa had their research review titled “The Role of ER Stress in Diabetes: Exploring Pathological Mechanisms Using Wolfram Syndrome,” published in the “International Journal of Molecular Sciences.” Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an important cytosolic organelle that contributes to the folding and processing of new secretory proteins, […]
On February 1, Nathaniel Hogrebe, PhD received a $110,000 JDRF Transition Award. The award is meant to assist recipients of the JDRF Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship to advance into a faculty position as they continue with diabetes-related research. Hogrebe transitioned from Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Millman Lab, to Instructor in Medicine on February 1. I am very […]
On September 28, Paulina Cruz Bravo, MD and collaborators had their research titled “Developing Priorities to Alleviate the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women Engaged in Diabetes Research, Education, and Care: A Concept Mapping Study,” published by the American Diabetes Association. The study used multiple methods “to develop priorities through stakeholder engagement to alleviate […]
Chang Gui has recently been named awardee of the 2022 David and Deborah Winston Fellowship in Diabetes Research. Chang is a PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. She is working in the Meyer Muscle Lab, led by Gretchen Meyer, PhD. Chang will use the award to investigate the crosstalk between skeletal muscle and adipose […]
On May 2, Punn Augsornworawat, PhD received the Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Research Award for his work in the single-cell sequencing of stem cell-derived islets for diabetes cell therapy. Augsornworawat joined the Millman Lab back in 2018 as a doctoral student in the Biomedical Engineering PhD program. His interests lie in using bioinformatics to study islet development […]
On March 16, Jeffrey R. Millman, PhD and collaborators had their research titled “Differential Function and Maturation of Human Stem Cell-Derived Islets After Transplantation,” published in issue 3 of “Stem Cells Translational Medicine.” It is evident that cell replacement therapy is a potential treatment for patients with diabetes. One possible renewable source of replacement cells are stem-cell […]