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The 12th Alberta-British Columbia Islet Workshop is underway at Silver Star Provincial Park in British Columbia! This meeting has been bringing together 🇨🇦 Canadian diabetes scientists since 2012!

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Call for Abstracts Extended to January 8, 2025

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
CONFERENCE:
ALBERTA-BC ISLET WORKSHOP 2025
FEBRUARY 11-13, 2025

A-BC MEETING WEBSITE: https://t.co/K7HQLmdSoG

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"Diabetes Dialogue: Intermittent Fasting for Health"
Join UBCO researchers on December 5 in Kelowna, BC for an informative night discussing intermittent fasting and type 2 diabetes:
https://t.co/nje6BSebeL @eventbritehelp

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UBCO researchers offering discussion on intermittent fasting and diabetes - Kelowna News https://t.co/gRPAKtMPk1

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Congratulations to all our Vancouver Diabetes Research Day 2024 awardees! #VDRD2024 ⁦@UBC⁩ ⁦@BCDiabResNet⁩ ⁦@ubclifesciences⁩

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Today is World Diabetes Day and we are marking the occasion by hosting 160 diabetes researchers @UBC for our 11th annual Vancouver Diabetes Research Day 2024!#VDRD2024

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Call for Abstracts Alberta-British Columbia Islet Workshop 2025: https://t.co/K7HQLmdkz8

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@Kc2Canada @nkrentz @WRISGMeeting @CIRTNetwork Congratulations @nkrentz!

[Daniel J Drucker @DanielJDrucker]

Reduced beta cell PC1/3 and increased alpha cell PC1/3 in #islets from donors with type 1 diabetes may encourage the design of therapeutic targets via leveraging alpha cell adaptation in #diabetes @DiabetologiaJnl https://t.co/I5WPb2pLA2 #T1D @BruceVerchere

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Type 2 Diabetes Spark Innovation Challenge in Kelowna continues! Our finalists are pitching their innovative ideas to improve the lives of British Columbians living with and at risk for type 2 diabetes.

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Type 2 Diabetes Spark Innovation 2024 is underway in Kelowna!

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Call for Abstracts VANCOUVER DIABETES RESEARCH DAY 2024

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Do you have an idea with potential to spark change for British Columbians living with Type 2 diabetes?

Call for Proposals: Type 2 Diabetes Spark Innovation Challenge 2024.

Proposal deadline is September 12: https://t.co/3DOUUvKCiw

[Ashish Marwaha BMBCh, MA, PhD, FABMGG,FCCMG, FRCPC @DrAshM2]

Excited to finally publish our clinical trial @USTEKID_trial showing positive efficacy data of ustekinumab (Stelara) in preserving c-peptide in new-onset Type 1 Diabetes in @NatureMedicine #T1D

https://t.co/wDofGWf5Nv

A mini thread 1/8👇🏽

[Jim Johnson, PhD @JimJohnsonSci]

PDX1+ cell budding morphogenesis in a stem cell-derived islet spheroid system | Nature Communications. Collaboration with Tim Kieffer’s group. Bioinformatics and omics analysis support from the excellent ⁦@HowardCen⁩ in my group. https://t.co/7vvrHtRMbH

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@UBC's BC Diabetes Research Network research van in Grand Forks BC!

@DPRGUBC's Renée Young, RD,CDE, Angie Williams, RN & Joe Kelly, Research Coordinator working to prevent type 2 diabetes via lifestyle modification and behavior change techniques.

@DrMaryJung @ubcokanagan

[Bruce Verchere @BruceVerchere]

Outstanding new islet lab and mentor in Edmonton!

[Jim Johnson, PhD @JimJohnsonSci]

Proteomic predictors of individualized nutrient-specific insulin secre... https://t.co/TD8dUSyCsg is the latest work from star fellow (and current faculty job hunter) Dr. Jelena Kolic @JelenaK86.

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UBCO Diabetes & Obesity Research Day is underway! Inspiring keynote presentation from Dr Raylene Reimer from University of Calgary #DORD ⁦@BCDiabResNet⁩