9th Annual Frontiers in Diabetes Research Symposium

Precision Medicine in Diabetes

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Berg Hall, Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford

Featuring talks from Stanford Faculty, trainees & external speakers

Posters can be on any topic related to diabetes and not restricted to the theme
("Precision Medicine in Diabetes") of the Frontiers symposium.

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 30, 2025
Symposium Registration Deadline: May 7, 2025
For registration and abstract submission, please visit here.

Keynote Speaker
Professor Roman Hovorka, University of Cambridge, UK

Roman Hovorka received the prestigious EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence in 2023 for his pioneering work in developing a viable artificial pancreas. To get to know our keynote speaker better, we encourage you to explore these insightful links: from Novo Nordisk Foundation and from Breakthrough T1D.

Agenda Printable Version Click on the names or photos below to see their corresponding profiles.
9:00-10:00 am	Registration & Posters (Coffee & Continental breakfast available)
10:00-10:10 am	Welcome by Seung Kim, MD, PhD, Stanford Diabetes Research Center Director; KM Mulberry Professor, Department of Developmental Biology and Department of Medicine, Stanford University
10:10-11:05 am	KEYNOTE LECTURE: "104 Years Since Insulin Discovery: Towards Closed Loop Insulin Delivery" Roman Hovorka, PhD, Professor of Metabolic Technology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cambridge, UK (Moderator: David Maahs, MD, PhD, Lucile Salter Packard Professor of Pediatrics and, by courtesy, Of Health Research and Policy (Epidemiology), Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Associate Director, Stanford Diabetes Research Center)
11:05-11:15 am	Bio Break
11:15 am-12:45 pm	SESSION 1: Precision Diagnostics (Moderator: Sun Kim, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University)
11:15-11:45 am	Hector Ortega, MD, Clinical Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University - "Precision Diagnostics in Pediatric Diabetes"
11:45 am-12:15 pm	Anna L Gloyn, DPhil, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Genetics, Stanford University- "The ADVANCE Program"
12:15-12:45 pm	John Dennis, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Data Science, University of Exeter, UK (VIRTUAL TALK)- "A five-drug class model using routinely available clinical features to optimize prescribing in type 2 diabetes: a prediction model development and validation study"
12:45-1:00 pm	TRAINEE LIGHTNING TALKS Moderators: Danny Chou, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University Katrin Svensson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Stanford University
1:00-2:15 pm	Poster Session and Lunch
2:15-3:45 pm	SESSION 2: Precision Treatment & Prognostics (Moderator: Rayhan Lal, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, Stanford University)
2:15-2:45 pm	Yue Wu, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Genetics, Stanford University- "Lifestyle Profiling Using Wearables and Prediction of Glucose Metabolism in Individuals with Normoglycemia or Prediabetes"
2:45-3:15 pm	Jiyeong Kim, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University- "Artificial Intelligence Tools in Supporting Healthcare Professionals for Tailored Patient Care"
3:15-3:45 pm	Joseph Wu, MD, PhD, Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Stanford University- "Using patient IPS cells for clinical trials in a dish"
3:45-3:55 pm	Bio Break and Coffee and Dessert
3:55-4:45 pm	Panel Discussion (with Coffee and Dessert) Topic: "Challenges & Solutions to delivering precision medicine for all"
	Moderators: Joshua Knowles, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University Priya Prahalad, MD, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University
	Panel:
	Ananta Addala, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University
	Tim Assimes, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University
	Sun Kim, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University
	Jessie Wong, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University
	Dessi Zaharieva, PhD, Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University
4:45-5:00 pm	Poster Prizes and Closing Remarks
	Anna L. Gloyn, DPhil, Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Department of Genetics, Stanford University
5:00-6:00 pm	ENDOCRINE GRAND ROUNDS

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The SDRC leadership are in favor of disseminating the exciting work ongoing at Stanford on social media and our website to celebrate and inform the community of the important progress being made on our campus. However, we appreciate that there may be sensitive data in your presentation which you would prefer was not photographed and/or shared on social media. We ask that you indicate at the start of your talk if you would not like photos to be taken of your slides and/or your work shared on social media. If you have a specific slide you do not want shared, please indicate so. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Dr Anna Gloyn (agloyn@stanford.edu).