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    K-ATP Channels: Another Link Between Type 1, 2, and Neonatal Diabetes

    K-ATP Channels: Another Link Between Type 1, 2, and Neonatal Diabetes Researching causes of early embryonic developmental diseases like neonatal diabetes may elucidate our understanding…

    Zach Jonas November 29, 2021
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    In Silico Models Overcoming the “Species Gap” in Translational Medicine

    How do we progress from revolutionary bench science discoveries to clinically translatable therapeutics and techniques? In silico methods seek to leap over these foundational hurdles…

    Tiffany Richardson August 26, 2021
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    Planting the Seed

    Planting the Seed By: James LeFevre and Neha Majety Embryonic stem cell treatment is a promising method of treating and potentially curing type 1 diabetes…

    James LeFevre February 1, 2021
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    Gee whiz: HLA-G in placental development and pancreatic islet transplantation

    Gee whiz: HLA-G in placental development and pancreatic islet transplantation By: Shruthi Kandalai Islet cell transplantation, or transplanting insulin-producing islet cells from donors into patients,…

    Shruthi Kandalai December 30, 2020
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    Shields Up: lessons from placental genetics to avoid immune attack on islet transplants

    Shields Up: lessons from placental genetics to avoid immune attack on islet transplants By: Shruthi Kandalai Islet cell transplantation, or transplanting insulin-producing islet cells from…

    Shruthi Kandalai December 30, 2020
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    stem cell therapy: current developments applied to t1d

    stem cell therapy: current developments applied to t1d By: Alex Parrott and James LeFevre  Stem cells are an incredibly useful and versatile tool to treat…

    James LeFevre December 29, 2020
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    Born to be a “Natural Killer”: Understanding the Role of Natural Killer Cells and Galectins in Maternal Immune Response

    Born to be a “Natural Killer”: Understanding the Role of Natural Killer Cells and Galectins in Maternal Immune Response By: Neha Majety During pregnancy, a…

    Neha Majety December 29, 2020
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    Protecting Transplanted Islets: Engineering Materials for Islet Tissue Transplantation

    Protecting Transplanted Islets: Engineering Materials for Islet Tissue Transplantation By: Tiffany Richardson and Rachel Gurlin To mitigate the biological and lifestyle impacts of constant insulin…

    Tiffany Richardson December 29, 2020
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    Extracellular Vesicles and Islet Transplantation Strategies

    Extracellular Vesicles and Islet Transplantation Strategies By: Zach Jones What is Islet Transplantation? Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterized by the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing…

    Zach Jonas December 29, 2020
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    What Makes the Placenta So Tough? Placental Factors in Immunomodulation

    What Makes the Placenta So Tough? Placental Factors in Immunomodulation By: Hadeel Saab and Mari Yamamoto  Immune checkpoint molecules (such as CTLA-4, TIM-3 and PD-1) work…

    Mari Yamamoto December 29, 2020
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