SDRC leadership invites you to a celebration of 100 years since the discovery of Insulin!
Our exciting line up of speakers will discuss the history, evolution and future of insulin in diabetes therapy. Please register and make this event a success!
8:00 - 8:15 am Dr. Seung Kim: Welcome and Opening Remarks Professor of Developmental Biology and (by courtesy) of Medicine; Co-Director, JDRF Northern California Center of Excellence; Director, Stanford Diabetes Research Center
Session I: Moderated by Dr. Anna Gloyn, Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University
8:15 - 9:15 am Dr. David Harlan: “The Noble and often Nobel Role played by Insulin-Related Research Advances” William & Doris Krupp Professor of Medicine, Co-Director, UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence, University of Massachusetts Medical School
9:15 - 10:15 am Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft: “Metabolic Regulation of Insulin Secretion in Health and Disease” GlaxoSmithKline Research Professor, University Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford
10:15-10:30 am Break or more Q&A
Session II: Moderated by Dr. Eric Appel, Assistant Professor of Material Science and Engineering, Stanford University
10:30-11:00 am Dr. Bruce Buckingham: “Automated Insulin Delivery – Improving Control and Decreasing the Burden of Diabetes” Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University
11:00-11:30 am Dr. Danny Chou: “Road to Perfect Insulin: 100 Years in the Making” Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University
11:30-12:00 pm Dr. Julie Sneddon: “Potential of Cell Therapy” Assistant Professor, UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF Diabetes Center
12:00-12:15 pm Dr. David Maahs: Closing Remarks Professor of Pediatrics; Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes; Associate Director, Stanford Diabetes Research Center
We thank NIH/NIDDK for funding support
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