After 20 years of perfecting their technique, the team behind the largest islet transplant program in the world reports the procedure is a safe, reliable and life-changing treatment for people with hard-to-control diabetes.
Canadian innovators in diabetes share the global spotlight with other recipients of new award
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Nick Lees: Two children with Type 1 diabetes set mom on path to help Edmonton’s Dr. Shapiro find cure
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University of Alberta study shows positive signs to get patients with diabetes off injected insulin
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‘Big milestone:’ Insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells safe for transplant, shows Edmonton research
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Call Medicine Report
Shapiro et al. report preliminary proof-of concept that in 17 people with type 1diabetes, pancreatic endoderm cells in an investigational subcutaneous device (VC02) achieved engraftment and insulin expression in 63% …
Publish Report on Stem Cell Derived Therapy
We are excited to announce that promising results from an international, first-in-human clinical trial showed that the ViaCyte #stemcell derived therapy can produce insulin in people with #T1D! The results …
Defeating Diabetes Nov. 17th
As a passionate supporter of diabetes research and an important part of the life-changing work happening at the University of Alberta, we want to invite you to a special National Diabetes …
