News

August 2011

New Diabetes Family Fund Supports Clinical and Research Innovation, Reduction in Health Disparities -
Thanks to the generous support of a member of our Diabetes Center’s Leadership Council, we’ve brought diabetes to the forefront at UCSF through the recently-created UCSF Diabetes Family Fund for Innovative Patient Care, Education and Scientific Discovery.
Diabetes Teaching Center Recognized as Health Care Hero -
The Diabetes Teaching Center was named a Technical Innovation Finalist in the San Francisco Business Times Health Care Heroes Awards.
New Center for Type 2 Diabetes Translation -
We are pleased to report that the National Institutes of Health awarded Northern California's Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research a Center for Diabetes Translation, with UCSF serving as a key collaborator.
New Type 1 Prevention Studies Launched -
For relatives of people with type 1 diabetes who are not yet diagnosed, but who are at risk for type 1 diabetes, there are now promising clinical trials available.

July 2011

UCSF Diabetes Family Fund Announces First Awards -
The UCSF Diabetes Family Fund for Innovative Patient Care, Education and Scientific Discovery made its first round of awards in March.

May 2011

Breakthrough Genetic Discovery in Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes -
Twenty-six million Americans now have type 2 diabetes and nearly 79 million more have pre-diabetes.
Pancreatic Development Expert Finds Link Between Inflammation and Pancreatic Cancer -
Besides running the Diabetes Center as our Director, Matthias Hebrok, PhD, is one of the world's foremost experts on pancreatic development.
New Type 1 Clinical Research Studies Launched -
A number of new clinical studies using investigational drugs for type 1 diabetes have been launched by the UCSF Pediatric Diabetes Clinical Research Program under the leadership of Steve Gitelman, MD.
ATTENTION MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS - Upcoming Education Program Involving New Type 1 Research Study -
You are invited to attend a presentation, "Rebalancing the Immune System in Type 1 Diabetes Without Drug Therapy: The Promise of Regulatory T Cells" on Wednesday, May 18th, 6 p.
UCSF - A Leader in Innovation and Discovery -
Former Center Director, Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD, continues to stay busy in his current position as UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.
 
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