Research Team
“Our team of scientists is not concerned with individual credit, but instead they’re all focused on the ultimate goal.”
David M. Harlan, MD,
Director, JDRF Center of Excellence in New England
It’s now possible to create highly functional insulin-producing beta cells in a lab. These stem cell-derived islets (SC-islets) produce insulin and restore the body’s ability to respond to changes in blood glucose.
Our Goal
Figuring out how to protect transplanted SC-islets from immune destruction, eliminating the need for toxic immunosuppressive therapy. Our research team is working to solve that problem as a cure for Type 1 diabetes.
Humanized Mouse Core & Diabetes Center of Excellence
UMass Chan Medical School
Clinical, Behavioral and Outcomes Research
Joslin Diabetes Center
Co-Director, UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence
UMass Chan Medical School
Co-Director, UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence
UMass Chan Medical School
Diabetes Center of Excellence
UMass Chan Medical School
Diabetes Center of Excellence
UMass Chan Medical School
Hepatology and Nutrition
Boston Children’s Hospital
Diabetes Center of Excellence
UMass Chan Medical School
Diabetes Center of Excellence
UMass Chan Medical School
Humanized Mice Development
The Jackson Laboratory
Boston Children’s Hospital &
Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Molecular Biotechnology
UMass Chan Medical School
Diabetes Center of Excellence
UMass Chan Medical School
CRISPR Screen Core
Joslin Diabetes Center