Diabetes Center Seminar
The Diabetes Seminar Series is a weekly forum for trainees and faculty to present their research with the goal of stimulating new ideas and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration. Also featuring regional, national and international distinguished speakers, this seminar series provides the greater science community to present their most cutting-edge research in an informal and invigorating setting. Every Friday at noon on the Parnassus campus with complimentary lunch.
October 17, 2025
"Unraveling Lean Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Pathophysiology and Metabolic Characterization in Uganda"
Anxious Niwaha MD PhD, Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London Federation
October 10, 2025
"Oxygen delivery to primary and stem cell–derived islets"
Hirotake Komatsu MD PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, UCSF
October 2, 2025
"Type 1 Diabetes Driven by STAT1 Gain-of-Function"
Martin Thelin MD PhD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Diabetes, School of Medicine, UCSF
September 17, 2025 - Thesis Seminar
"Dissecting mechanisms of immune self-tolerance via bioinformatic analysis of cellular and molecular states"
Joe Germino, Graduate Student, Gardner and Ntranos Labs
September 12, 2025 - Joint with Stanford & UC Davis
"Tuning the 'Structure' of Biomaterials: Implications for Cell-Based Therapy"
Tejal Desai PhD, Professor, School of Engineering, Brown University & Adjunct Professor, Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of California San Francisco
September 5, 2025
"Highly scalable antigen and TCR discovery using programmable particles"
Neil Tay PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, McManus Lab
May 30, 2025
"Evolving NIH grant policies: SciENcv (Biosketch) and Simplified Review Framework"
Reid Bolus PhD, Research Development Strategist, Diabetes Center
May 22, 2025
"Modeling and treating human autoimmune diabetes using stem cell technology"
Holger Russ PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Florida
May 16, 2025
"Multiplexed Synthetic Immunology: Scaling the design and measurement of engineered immune cells for new biological insights and therapies"
Daniel Goodman PhD, Assistant Professor, Synthetic Immunology, Department of Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania
May 9, 2025 - Distinguished Speaker in Diabetes
"Novel insights into regulation of islet cells"
Lori Sussel PhD, Director, Barbara Davis Diabetes Center, University of Colorado
May 2, 2025
"Enhancing Stem-Cell Derived Beta Cells with Vascular Cells for Cell Replacement Therapy for Diabetes"
Shabrina Amirruddin PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Sneddon lab, Diabetes Center & Cell and Tissue Biology
April 22, 2025
"Betting on the B team: A case for targeting B cells in type 1 diabetes progression"
Jamie L. Felton MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Indiana University School of Medicine
December 12, 2025
"Assessing in vivo PKA activity in primary cilia of MC4R neurons"
Coralie Alexandre PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Vaisse Lab
December 5, 2025
"RORγt eTACs mediate oral tolerance and Treg induction"
Anita Qualls, Graduate Student, Gardner Lab, UCSF Diabetes Center & Medical Student, UCSF Medical School
November 21, 2025 - Pediatric Endocrinology Chair Candidate
"X Chromosome Regulation of Immunity and Autoimmunity"
Maureen Su MD, Morrison Family Endowed Chair and Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, UCLA
November 10, 2025
"Pathogenesis of atypical diabetes presentations in native Africans"
Jean-Claude Katte MD, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
October 31, 2025 - Walter Miller Annual Lecture
"Nuclear Receptor Regulation of Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism"
Mitchell Lazar MD PhD, Director, Penn Diabetes Research Center Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
October 24, 2025 - Pediatric Endocrinology Chair Candidate
"Harnessing the Potential of Human Intestinal Stem Cells to Treat Diabetes"
David Breault MD PhD, Associate Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
October 17, 2025
"Unraveling Lean Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Pathophysiology and Metabolic Characterization in Uganda"
Anxious Niwaha MD PhD, Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London Federation
October 10, 2025
"Oxygen delivery to primary and stem cell–derived islets"
Hirotake Komatsu MD PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, UCSF
October 2, 2025
"Type 1 Diabetes Driven by STAT1 Gain-of-Function"
Martin Thelin MD PhD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Diabetes, School of Medicine, UCSF
September 17, 2025 - Thesis Seminar
"Dissecting mechanisms of immune self-tolerance via bioinformatic analysis of cellular and molecular states"
Joe Germino, Graduate Student, Gardner and Ntranos Labs
September 12, 2025 - Joint with Stanford & UC Davis
"Tuning the 'Structure' of Biomaterials: Implications for Cell-Based Therapy"
Tejal Desai PhD, Professor, School of Engineering, Brown University & Adjunct Professor, Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of California San Francisco
September 5, 2025
"Highly scalable antigen and TCR discovery using programmable particles"
Neil Tay PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, McManus Lab
May 30, 2025
"Evolving NIH grant policies: SciENcv (Biosketch) and Simplified Review Framework"
Reid Bolus PhD, Research Development Strategist, Diabetes Center
May 22, 2025
"Modeling and treating human autoimmune diabetes using stem cell technology"
Holger Russ PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Florida
May 16, 2025
"Multiplexed Synthetic Immunology: Scaling the design and measurement of engineered immune cells for new biological insights and therapies"
Daniel Goodman PhD, Assistant Professor, Synthetic Immunology, Department of Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania
May 9, 2025 - Distinguished Speaker in Diabetes
"Novel insights into regulation of islet cells"
Lori Sussel PhD, Director, Barbara Davis Diabetes Center, University of Colorado
May 2, 2025
"Enhancing Stem-Cell Derived Beta Cells with Vascular Cells for Cell Replacement Therapy for Diabetes"
Shabrina Amirruddin PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Sneddon lab, Diabetes Center & Cell and Tissue Biology
April 22, 2025
"Betting on the B team: A case for targeting B cells in type 1 diabetes progression"
Jamie L. Felton MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Indiana University School of Medicine