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A new mouse model may unlock the secrets of type I diabetes

UToledo researchers have developed a mouse that mimics the human development and progression of type I diabetes, a breakthrough that will open the door to new research.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/uot-anm021119.php

 

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Dr. Shahnawaz Imam, left, and Dr. Juam Jaume display an array of diabetes management tools that patients must rely on to control their disease. A new mouse model developed at the University of Toledo may open the door to research that finds new treatments or even a cure.

 

FAMILY LIFESTYLE CHANGE CAN WARD OFF TYPE 2 DIABETES By Dr. Berrin Ergun-Longmire 

Read article in THE BLADE 

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UT HEALTH PEDIATRICIAN

LongmireBerrin Ergun-Longmire, is the new Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus.

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NAJJAR'S YWCA MILESTONE SCIENCE AWARD

Congratulations! to Sonia Najjar, Ph.D. being a recipient of the YMCA Milestone Award, honoring women who have been making a difference in Northwest Ohio (March 13, 2014).


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NOBEL LAUREATE MARIO CAPECCHI'S VISIT

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MARIO CAPECCHI, Ph.D.
2014 Graduate Research Forum Keynote Speaker

2007 Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology and Medicine
Professor of Human Genetics at University of Utah
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Keynote Speaker:  "The Making of a Scientist - An Unlikely Journey", March 18, 2014, 6:00-7:30 p.m., COB 1050

University Distinguished Lecture:  "Gene Targeting into the 21st Century:  Mouse Models of Human Diseases from Cancer to Neuropsychiatric Disorders", March 19, 2014, 8:30-9:45 a.m., HEB 100

Dr. Capecchi meet with CeDER director Dr. Sonia Najjar on Wednesday, March 18, 2014 (see pictures below):



Capecchi 1Dr. Capecchi meet with post-doctoral students in Physiology and Pharmacology and Microbiology on Wednesday, March 18, 2014 (see pictures below):

               

 

                      
   

 


 

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DR. SONIA NAJJAR HISS ENDOWED PROFESSOR

The Dean’s Club Symposium of The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences recognized the endowed chairs and endowed professorships made possible by philanthropy.

“These honorees are among UT’s most distinguished educators, researchers and healthcare providers,” said Dr. Ron McGinnis, interim dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences.

“This is also an opportunity to once again express our thanks to the individuals and organizations who, through their generous gifts, are contributing to the advancement of science and the health of the community,” McGinnis said.

 

 Najjar and Hiss

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: 6/23/23