News

November 2010

Taking Control of your Diabetes through our Insulin Workshop -
The unique program of the UCSF Diabetes Teaching Center brings together the skills of physicians, nurses, pharmacists and nutritionists to provide individuals with therapies, diabetes education and continuing resources.
10th Anniversary - A Celebration of our Success with a Focus on the Future -
This fall, the Diabetes Center celebrated its tenth anniversary when diabetes research, clinical care and education were all united into one organization to more rapidly improve the quality of life of those living with diabetes.

September 2010

Gestational Diabetes Discovery Key to Beta Cell Growth and Regeneration Efforts -
In Nature Medicine last June, the Justine K Schreyer Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research, Michael German, MD, reported that he and his team have solved an age-old question in diabetes, “How does the onset of pregnancy enable a woman to double the number of islets in her pancreas?”  His team’s answer to this question is serotonin, a hormone produced from the amino acid tryptophan, found in high-protein foods.
Diabetes Center Receives CIRM Funds for Immune Tolerance Research -
Even though the Diabetes Center has already received significant funding from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for our stem cell research, it was exciting that our expertise in immune tolerance research was recognized and supported through two awards approved by CIRM’s Governing Board on June 22nd.
Diabetes Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary -
For nearly eighty years, UCSF researchers and clinicians have been making breakthrough discoveries that have improved diabetes treatment and care for individuals with diabetes and their families.
FOR CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS: 10th Anniversary Scientific Symposium -
We are honored that ten outstanding diabetes medical professionals and researchers from UCSF, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Columbia University School of Medicine, and the San Raffaele Hospital and Scientific Institute, Milan Italy will be making presentations at this day-long symposium, moderated by Center Director Matthias Hebrok, PhD.

June 2010

Bluestone Named UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost -
It has been ten years since Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD, was recruited from the University to Chicago to lead the Diabetes Center at UCSF as the AW and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor in Metabolism and Endocrinology .
Hebrok Confirmed as Director of the UCSF Diabetes Center -
Late last week, Diabetes Center Faculty Member and Interim Director of the Diabetes Center Matthias Hebrok, PhD, was appointed by Sam Hawgood, MD, the Dean of the School of Medicine, to serve as Director of the Diabetes Center.
NIH Bestows DERC Distinction for Diabetes Center -
Once again, the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has designated the UCSF Diabetes Center as a Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center (DERC), one of only 10 programs nationally to hold this prestigious rank.
Treg Human Clinical Trials Focused on Balancing the Immune System -
Thanks to UCSF immunologists including Jeff Bluestone, PhD and Todd Brusko, PhD, a paradigm shift in thinking has occurred regarding the immune system’s role in type 1 diabetes.
 
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