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Welcome to TheSugarScience Podcast where our mission is to highlight and connect researchers in the type 1 diabetes space. The(sugar)science is an interactive digital platform founded to curate the scientific conversation among type 1 diabetes (T1D) researchers. Our goal is to expedite a cure for T1D by promoting collaboration across diverse research disciplines.
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Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
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 Chan Soon-Shiong Shapiro Distinguished Chair in Diabetes and the founding chair of the Department of Diabetes Immunology within the Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute at City of Hope. He serves as project director for The Wanek Family Project for type 1 diabetes at City of Hope, an ambitious initiative committed to developing a cure for type 1 diabetes.
Dr. Roep- "Immunotherapy isn't going to be good enough, we need to have beta cell therapy on top. That will be the perfect storm to treat type 1 diabetes."
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