Research Seminar: “Regeneration & Preservation of Pancreatic Beta Cells in Diabetes”

Speaker:  Rupangi Vasavada, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 

Talk Summary: Introduce the significance of maintaining normal functional pancreatic beta cell mass in the context of diabetes. Discuss cellular, molecular, and therapeutic ways of how a pathway, first identified in bone, can be manipulated to enhance beta cell growth and survival for the treatment of diabetes.
Hosted by: Senta K. Georgia, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Developmental Biology & Regenerative Medicine Program, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
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