100 Years of Insulin - ADI Seminar Series
The Alberta Diabetes Institute hosted a series of seven seminars featuring pairs of ADI members who are renowned in their fields of diabetes research. The topics included Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes that explored the major milestones made in these areas as well as future challenges. Read the excellent and thorough summary stories of each presentation - written by ADI Trainee Stepheny Zani.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Recognizing Obesity as a Disease
Arya Sharma, MD, DSc (hon), FRCPC
- Professor of Medicine
- Past-Chair in Obesity Research and Management
- ADI Member
Translational Research in Severe Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Disease
Andrea Haqq, MD, MHS, FRCP(C), FAAP
- Professor of Pediatrics
- Adjunct Professor of Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science
- ADI Member
FoMD Story "Obesity: A chronic disease, not a choice"
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Diabetes in Pregnancy - GDM: Past, Present and Future
Edmond Ryan, MD, DCh, FRCPC, FRCPI
- Professor Emeritus of Medicine
- ADI Member
Diabetes in Pregnancy - Diet, Type 2 and Future
Rhonda Bell, PhD
- Professor Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science
- ADI Member
FoMD Story "ADI members share the latest research on diabetes during pregnancy"
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Joint Presentation: 100 Years of Advances in Nutrition and Exercise Therapy for Diabetes
Normand Boulé, PhD
- Professor & Associate Dean Graduate
- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
- ADI Member
Catherine Chan, PhD
- Professor, Nutrition and Physiology
- ADI Member
FoMD Story "The importance of diet and exercise in the management of diabetes"
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Islets from Porcine Origin for Diabetes Cell Therapy
Gregory Korbutt, PhD, MSM
- Professor of Surgery
- ADI Member
Enhancing Beta Cell Replacement Therapies Through Localized Immune Modulation
Andrew Pepper, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
- ADI Member
FoMD Story "The future looks bright for beta cell therapy in diabetes treatment"
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Enhancing Diabetes Care with First Nations Communities
Dean Eurich, PhD
- Professor of School of Public Health
- ADI Member
Sex, Drugs, and Screening for Diabetes
Padma Kaul, PhD
- Professor of Medicine
- Adjunct Professor School of Public Health
- ADI Member
FoMD Story "Addressing the gaps in diabetes care and screening on First Nations reserves"
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Breakthroughs in Understanding the Immune Response in Type-1 Diabetes and the Path Forward
Colin Anderson, PhD
- Professor of Surgery
- ADI Member
Insulin and Adaptive Immunity
Sue Tsai, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
- ADI Member
FoMD Story "How are diabetes and the immune system connected?"
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Lessons Learned from Human Islet Studies
Patrick MacDonald, PhD
- Professor of Pharmacology
- ADI Member
A Beta-Cell-Centric View of Diabetes Development
Jean Buteau, PhD
- Associate Professor Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science
- ADI Member
FoMD Story "Diabetes: a complex disease with pancreatic cells in the spotlight"