TheSugarScience Podcast- curating the scientific conversation in type 1 diabetes
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 64: Emily Sims, MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Indiana University
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Emily Sims joins us to discuss her research focused on diabetes risk factors and treatments to predict or slow diabetes progressi...
Episode 63: Alex Cogdill, PhD, Director of Business Development and Corporate Strategy at Immunai
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alex Cogdill joins us to discuss Immunai. Immunai is an innovative biotech company that works with partners to discover and develop t...
Episode 62: Wendy Wolf, PhD, VP of Registry and Research at T1D Exchange
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wendy Wolf joins us to talk about T1D Exchange and the work they are doing to improve T1D research. T1D Exchange strives to improve o...
Episode 61: Peter Senior, PhD, Endocrinologist & Professor at University of Alberta and Kate Farnsworth, Patient Partner at Diabetes Action Canada
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Peter Senior and Kate Farnsworth join us to discuss the exciting work taking place at Diabetes Action Canada. Diabetes Action Canad...
Episode 60: José García-Tirado, PhD, Research Associate at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. José García-Tirado joins us to discuss his work with the individualization of behavior patterns (including eating and exercise ...
Episode 59: Amelia Linnemann, PhD, Assistant Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Amelia Linnemann joins us to speak about the mechanisms of adaptive stress response in the pancreatic islet. Dr. Linnemann provides u...
Episode 58: Qiufu Ma, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Qiufu Ma joins us to discuss the ongoing research taking place in his lab. Dr. Ma's lab focuses on two lines of research: mapping pai...
Episode 57: Gaël McGill, PhD, Founder & CEO at Digizyme, Professor at Harvard Medical School
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gaël McGill joins us to discuss ways in which cell and molecular visualization can inform the research and discovery process. Dr. Mc...
Episode 56: David Wraith, PhD, Professor of Immunology, Director of the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David Wraith joins us to discuss his profound knowledge on autoimmunity and immunotherapy. His research team has revealed mechanisms ...
Episode 55: Jessica Gibson, MBA, CEO and Co-Founder of Ariel Precision Medicine
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jessica Gibson joins us to discuss the latest work at Ariel Precision Medicine. Ariel is a health technology company seamlessly integ...
Episode 54: Josh Nicholson, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO at Scite
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Josh Nicholson joins us to discuss how to use Scite. Scite is a deep learning platform that evaluates the reliability of scientific c...
Episode 53: Bart Roep, PhD, Chan Soon-Shiong Shapiro Distinguished Chair in Diabetes, Director, The Wanek Family Project for Type 1 Diabetes
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bart Roep joins us to discuss the latest progress at City of Hope in the quest to cure type 1 diabetes. Early 2020 marked a milestone...
Episode 52: Scott Soleimanpour, MD, Associate Professor, Director of the Michigan Medicine Diabetes Transition Program, University of Michigan
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Scott Soleimanpour joins us to discuss his fascinating research taking place at the University of Michigan. Dr. Soleimanpour provides...
Episode 51: Darleen Sandoval, PhD, Professor at the University of Colorado
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Darleen Sandoval joins us to discuss her research and recent publication, Updating the Role of α-Cell Preproglucagon Products on GLP...
Episode 50: Ed Boyden, PhD, Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology at MIT Howard Hughes Medical Institute
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ed Boyden joins us to discuss his research at MIT and how an imaging technology developed by Boyden and his colleagues is applicable ...
Episode 49: Dame Frances Ashcroft, PhD, Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Research Professor at the University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dame Frances Ashcroft joins us to discuss her research and recent publication titled, Diabetes causes marked inhibition of mitochondr...
Episode 48: Teresa Rodriguez-Calvo, DVM, PhD, Junior Group Leader in the Type 1 Diabetes Pathology Research Unit, Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Teresa Rodriguez-Calvo joins us to discuss her type 1 diabetes research at the International Helmholtz Research School for Diabetes. ...
Episode 47: Susan Wong, PhD, Professor of Experimental Diabetes and Metabolism, Division of Infection and Immunity, Systems Immunity URI, Cardiff University, UK
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan Wong joins us to discuss her years of research experience working on the aetiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes. Dr. Won...
Episode 46: Francisco Leon, MD, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder of Provention Bio
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Francisco Leon joins us to discuss how he became scientifically interested in type 1 diabetes and what led him to where he is today. ...
Episode 45: Yong Zhao, MD, PhD, President of Tianhe Stem Cell Biotechnologies Inc
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Yong Zhao joins us to discuss Tianhe Stem Cell Biotechnologies Inc. and the progress of clinical trials using the stem cell educator....
Episode 44: Julie Sneddon, PhD, Assistant Professor, UCSF School of Medicine
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Julie Sneddon joins us to discuss exciting type 1 diabetes research taking place in her lab. Dr. Sneddon’s laboratory studies the u...
Episode 43: Emrah Altindis, PhD, Assistant Professor, Boston College
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Emrah Altindis joins us to discuss his excellent publication, Parabacteroides distasonis insulin B:9-23 epitope mimic stimulates insu...
Episode 42: Roland Eils, PhD, Director for Digital Health at Berlin Institute of Health, and Luca Tosti, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow at Berlin Institute of Health
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Roland Eils and Luca Tosti join us to discuss their research in the type 1 diabetes space. Scientists from the BIH are coordinating a...
Episode 41: Per-Ola Carlsson, MD, PhD, Professor of Medical Cell Biology, Sr. Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetology at Uppsala Hospital
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Per-Ola Carlsson joins us to discuss his latest research. Dr. Carlsson's work focuses on developing means to intervene with the devel...
Episode 40: Reena Singh, PhD, Research Fellow at The University of Sydney, Australia
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Reena Singh joins us to discuss her research and one of her recent publications titled, Enhanced Structure and Function of Stem Cell-...
Episode 39: vLUME, 3D Nanoimaging Platform, Alex Kitching, Alex Spark, Steven F. Lee, PhD
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alex Kitching, Alex Spark, and Steven Lee join us to discuss vLUME technology, 3D Nanoimaging Platform and how it is applicable to ty...
Episode 38: Jacob Hecksher-Sørensen, Principal Scientist at Gubra, Imaging Diabetes Using Light Sheet Microscopy
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jacob Hecksher-Sørensen joins us to discuss imaging diabetes using light sheet microscopy. Jacob walks us through some of the advant...
Episode 37: Madina Makhmutova, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Madina Makhmutova joins us to discuss her recent publication, Pancreatic beta cells communicate with vagal sensory neurons. Her resea...
Episode 36: Andrew Sas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Andrew Sas joins us to discus his recent publication, A new neutrophil subset promotes CNS neuron survival and axon regeneration. Dr....
Episode 35: Calvin Carter, PhD, Sunny Huang, MD/PhD candidate, Co-Founders of Geminii Health
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Calvin Carter and Sunny Huang join Monica Westley to discuss their new findings published Oct. 6 in Cell Metabolism, Exposure to Stat...
Episode 34: Avnesh Thakor, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology at Stanford University Medical Center
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Avnesh Thakor joins Sajeev Saluja to discuss bioscaffolds that are used to support pancreatic islet transplantation. Dr. Thakor's res...
Episode 33: Tiffany Richardson, PhD candidate, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tiffany Richardson joins Monica Westley to discuss her ongoing research in the Powers-Brissova Research Group. Richardson's research ...
Episode 32: Alexandra Smink, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alexandra Smink joins Monica Westley to discuss her research in the type 1 diabetes space. Dr. Smink's research focuses on polymer sc...
Episode 31: Patrick MacDonald, PhD, & Jasmine Maghera, University of Alberta
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Patrick MacDonald and Jasmine Maghera join Monica Westley to discuss the ongoing research in Dr. Patrick's laboratory. Some exciting ...
Episode 30: Lonnie Shea, PhD, William and Valerie Hall Chair, Biomedical Engineering Steven A. Goldstein Collegiate Professor at University of Michigan
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lonnie Shea joins Monica Westley to discuss the intersection of regenerative medicine, immune engineering, precision health and type ...
Episode 29: Adam Ramzy, MD/PhD Candidate at the University of British Columbia
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam Ramzy joins Monica Westley to discuss his recent publication, Revisiting proinsulin processing: evidence that human β-cells pro...
Episode 28: Adebola Giwa, MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adebola Giwa joins Monica Westley to discuss his bench and clinical research in the type 1 diabetes space. Dr. Giwa is a research inv...
Episode 27: Daniel Espes, MD, PhD, Associate Professor at Uppsala Universitet, Sweden, Co-Founder of Digital Diabetes Analytics
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel Espes joins Monica Westley to discuss his work and dedication to type 1 diabetes research. Dr. Espes is the co-founder of Digi...
Episode 26: Lucy Walker, PhD, University College London, The Walker Lab
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lucy Walker joins Monica Westley to discuss her research at the Walker Lab at the University College London. The group is exploring h...
Episode 25: Eimear Dolan, PhD, SFI Royal Society University Research Fellow and Lecturer Biomedical Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Eimear Dolan joins Monica Westley to discuss her work with implantable medical devices for treating type 1 diabetes. In the interview...
Episode 24: Christine Bender, PhD, La Jolla Institute for Immunology
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Christine Bender joins Monica Westley to discuss her latest research at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology in the Von Herrath Labo...
Episode 23: Inish O'Doherty, PhD, Executive Director, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and Transplant Therapeutics (TTC) Consortium at C-Path
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Inish O'Doherty joins Monica Westley to discuss his work which focuses on the collaborative selection and development of prognostic b...
Episode 22: Edward Phelps, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Edward Phelps joins Monica Westley to discuss the ongoing research in his laboratory at the University of Florida. Dr. Phelps’s res...
Episode 21: Senta Georgia, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Senta Georgia joins Monica Westley to discuss her research at USC. Dr. Georgia's research involves the regeneration of insulin-produc...
Episode 20: Peter Thompson, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Peter Thompson joins Monica Westley to discuss his research in the type 1 diabetes space. Dr. Thompson is an Assistant Professor at t...
Episode 19: Ekaterine Berishvili MD, PhD, Senior Scientist at University of Geneva
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ekaterine Berishvili joins Monica Westley to discuss her research at the University of Geneva. Dr. Berishvili's research is currently...
Episode 18: Kevin Otto, PhD, Professor at University of Florida
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kevin Otto joins Monica Westley to discuss his research at The Neuroprostheses Research Lab at the University of Florida. Dr. Otto's ...
Episode 17: Alejandro Caicedo, PhD, Professor of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alejandro Caicedo joins Monica Westley to discuss his research in the type 1 diabetes space. Dr. Caicedo's research focuses on the bi...
Episode 16: Giuseppe Orlando, MD, PhD, Marie Curie Fellow, Associate Professor at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Giuseppe Orlando joins Monica Westley to discuss his interest in type 1 diabetes and strategies for pancreas transplantation. Dr....
Episode 15: Antonio Citro, PhD, Project Leader of Pancreas by Engineering at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), Milan
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Antonio Citro joins Monica Westley to discuss his research at the Diabetes Research Institute in Milan, Italy. Dr. Citro provides ins...
Episode 14: Giorgio Raimondi, PhD, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Giorgio Raimondi joins Monica Westley to discuss his research at Johns Hopkins University in the Vascularized and Composite Allotrans...
Episode 13: Dan Abebayehu, PhD, University of Virginia, The intersection between fibrosis and type 1 diabetes
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dan Abebayehu joins Monica Westley to discuss his research in the matrix biology and engineering lab at University of Virginia. His w...
Episode 12: Bart Roep, PhD, Chan Soon-Shiong Shapiro Distinguished Chair in Diabetes, Founding Chair of the department of Diabetes Immunology at City of Hope
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bart Roep joins Monica Westley to discuss the current and future scientific work in the field of type 1 diabetes. Dr. Roep is the Cha...
Episode 11: Jeffrey Millman, PhD, Assistant Professor at Washington University, Production of pancreatic insulin-producing β cells
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jeffrey Millman joins Monica Westley to discuss his research. The major focus of the Millman laboratory is the in vitro production an...
Episode 10: Paul-Peter Tak, Academic, business leader and biotech entrepreneur
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paul-Peter Tak joins Monica Westley to discuss his innovative ideas within the type 1 diabetes space and how immunology can play a ro...
Episode 9: Izortze Santin Gomez, PhD, University of the Basque Country, Spain, icRNA and type 1 diabetes
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Izortze Santin joins Monica Westley to discuss her research in the type 1 diabetes space. Dr. Gomez is an associate professor at Univ...
Episode 8: Ali Cinar, PhD, Director, Engineering center for diabetes research and education, Illinois institute of technology
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ali Cinar joins Monica Westley to discuss his research and how he became interested in studying type 1 diabetes. Professor Cinar's re...
Episode 7: Giovanni Amabile, PhD, CEO of Enthera, Developing first-in-class biologics for type 1 diabetes
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Giovanni Amabile joins Monica Westley to discuss the future of Enthera. Enthera is a biotech company building a pipeline of first-in-...
Episode 6: Jennifer Bridge, PhD, Bluestone Lab, Anderson Lab, UCSF
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jennifer joins Nicole Phillips to discuss her research at UCSF in the Bluestone Lab and Anderson Lab. Jennifer's research focuses on ...
Episode 5: Rebecca Vaught, PhD, Co-Founder of Van Heron Labs, Reframing the understanding of organismal and cellular performance
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rebecca Vaught joins Monica Westley to discuss her work at Van Heron Labs and its' potential intersection with type 1 diabetes. Van H...
Episode 4: Zoe Quandt, MD, Bluestone Lab, UCSF
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Zoe Quandt joins Nicole Phillips to discuss her research in the Bluestone Lab and Anderson Lab at UCSF. Zoe's research focuses on end...
Episode 3: Jonny White, PhD, Life with type 1 diabetes
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jonny White joins Scott Phillips to discuss life with Type 1 Diabetes. Jonny is a media psychologist who has type 1 diabetes. He has ...
Episode 2: Lane Desborough, Finessing blood sugar monitoring
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lane Desborough joins Sajeev Saluja to discuss finessing blood sugar monitoring. Lane was the cheif engineer for insulin delivery at ...
Episode 1: Nayara Leite, PhD, The Melton Lab, Harvard University
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nayara Leite joins Nicole Phillips to discuss her research in The Melton Lab at Harvard University. Nayara's research focuses on usin...