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Camillo Ricordi, M.D.
DRI's Scientific Director on the sense of urgency and commitment to cure diabetes through collaboration. |
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Peter Buchwald, Ph.D.
Developing safe alternatives to anti-rejection drugs. |
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Per-Olof Berggren, Ph.D.
Collaborating from Sweden; focusing on how insulin-producing islet cells function. |
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Juan Dominguez-Bendala, Ph.D.
Turning stem cells into insulin-producing cells. |
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Cherie Stabler, Ph.D. Applying tissue engineering techniques and nano-technology to protect insulin-producing cells. |
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Luigi Meneghini, M.D., M.B.A.
Continuously monitoring blood sugar levels, as we get closer to a "closed loop" system. |
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Luca Inverardi, M.D.
Harnessing the natural process that increases islets during pregnancy; using pig cells;stem cells and more. |
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Norma S. Kenyon, Ph.D.
When and why transplanted insulin-producing cells lose function over time; how to make them survive longer. |
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Thomas Malek, Ph.D.
Focusing on "t-regulatory" cells to prevent auto-immune attack. |
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Antonello Pileggi, M.D., Ph.D.
Protecting insulin-producing cells and prolonging function. |
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Alberto Pugliese, M.D. Trying to prevent auto-immune attacks; and, getting insulin-producing cells to regenerate. |
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