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Diabetes Center at UCSF

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NIH/NIDDK DRC

Diabetes Research Center

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Breakthrough T1D 

Center of Excellence Northern California

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NIH/NIDDK NORC

Nutrition Obesity Research Center

A History of Innovation, a Vision of a Cure

Founded in 2000, Diabetes Center at UCSF is an integrated team of researchers and physicians in fields of immunology, cell and stem-cell development, and obesity, endocrinology and metabolism at the cutting-edge of basic, clinical, and translational research in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

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Research ● April 16, 2026

The Future of Type 1 Diabetes Care is Now

Nearly 40 years ago, UCSF scientists ushered in the era of type 1 diabetes prevention. UCSF Diabetes Center is now working to solve the biggest challenges standing between patients and functional...

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Campus News ● December 05, 2025

American Diabetes Association Postdoctoral Fellowships

Committed to nurturing the next generation of leaders in diabetes research, The American Diabetes Association (ADA) postdoc award has for decades supported outstanding researchers in their pursuit of...

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November 21, 2025

Diabetes Research Center Award

The National Institute of Health National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH NIDDK) has named UCSF Diabetes Center a Diabetes Research Center, one of a premier group of...

Recent Publications & Related Links

National Academy of Sciences

UCSF Diabetes Center director Mark Anderson MD, PhD, elected to the National Academy of Sciences

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Nutrition & Obesity Research Center (NORC) Associate Director Elissa Epel, PhD, elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

How to Keep Cells Out of Limbo and Prevent Lung Scarring

Feroz Papa reveals cells under stress can change their identity in harmful ways

Scientific American

"Diagnosing Type 1 Diabetes before Symptoms Strike," featuring Mark Anderson and collaborators.

Cell Stem Cell

"Face off: Stem cell therapy versus the immune system," R. Castro-Gutierrez, Q. Tang, et al.

Diabetes (NIDDK 75th Anniversary Collection)

"Closing the Gap Between Vision and Victory in Type 1 Diabetes: The NIDDK Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) Initiative," A. Parent, el al.
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