«With the addition of Peng Yi to the Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology Section, Joslin is one step closer to completing our team of the world's preeminent
beta cell regeneration and autoimmunity experts.»
We aim to understand the bases of
beta cell regeneration to enable their induction in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes.
The focus of diabetes treatments and research involves targeting immune responses and
beta cell regeneration.
The c - MYC pathway appeared to some researchers to be an unlikely therapeutic target for
beta cell regeneration because past studies had found it to cause beta cell death when activated in high doses.
Not exact matches
The body generates
beta cells in utero and they continue to regenerate after birth, but as people age,
cell regeneration diminishes.
He is internationally recognized for his work with
beta cell growth and
regeneration, a topic that is critical to the treatment and cure of diabetes,» said George King, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Joslin Diabetes Center and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Role of Wnt /
beta - catenin pathway in neuron reprogramming and retina
regeneration (Cosma's group,
Cell Reports, 2013, 2014; Stem
Cell Reports, 2014).
One was the study that noted that pancreatic
beta cells are sometimes capable of
regeneration.