Ildem Akerman Lab
@akermanlab.bsky.social
All things pancreatic beta cell. Transcriptional regulation, functional genomics and more recently stem cell generated beta cells. Academic lead for BetaCell Birmingham @University of Birmingham UK
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125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs - University of Birmingham
125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs
www.birmingham.ac.uk
University of Birmingham is recruiting!! Fellows, chairs!
Please do get in touch with me if you are a beta cell or diabetes researcher interested in applying!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/jobs/125th-a...
Please do get in touch with me if you are a beta cell or diabetes researcher interested in applying!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/jobs/125th-a...
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Deadlines are approaching (some next week!) for @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #IsletBiology & #Diabetes : #BetaCell Compensation, Failure & Recovery, this March in Breckenridge! See scholarship, abstract and discount reg dates: keysym.us/KSDiabetes26 #KSDiabetes26
Islet Biology and Diabetes: Beta Cell Compensation, Failure and Recovery | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Islet Biology and Diabetes: Beta Cell Compensation, Failure and Recovery, March 2026, in Breckenridge, with field leaders!
keysym.us
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Deadlines are approaching (some next week!) for @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #IsletBiology & #Diabetes : #BetaCell Compensation, Failure & Recovery, this March in Breckenridge! See scholarship, abstract and discount reg dates: keysym.us/KSDiabetes26 #KSDiabetes26
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Many exciting opportunities for a PhD in Life Sciences in CRG, Barcelona. If you are interested in Genomics of Diabetes check out the offer for a fully funded fellowship in our lab - we will consider candidates with experimental or computational backgrounds.
Please spread the word!
Please spread the word!
Are you looking for a PhD? Join us in Barcelona! You'll dive into a community of >100 PhD students from 30 countries exploring the frontiers of biology. You can also join an online workshop on 6 November (15:00 CET) to learn how to find the right lab for you.
More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Many exciting opportunities for a PhD in Life Sciences in CRG, Barcelona. If you are interested in Genomics of Diabetes check out the offer for a fully funded fellowship in our lab - we will consider candidates with experimental or computational backgrounds.
Please spread the word!
Please spread the word!
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This #WorldDiabetesDay, discover the effects of low & high blood sugar, as well as science-backed management strategies & emerging treatments for type 1 diabetes from VCHRI expert Dr. Breay Paty:
Ask an expert: How can I manage my type 1 diabetes?
Approximately 300,000 Canadians live with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disorder with no known cure. Type 1 diabetes can pose serious challenges, but ongoing research is improving the quality of life for those with this chronic condition. Endocrinologist Dr. Breay Paty discusses the effects of low and high blood sugar, as well as science-backed management strategies and emerging biological treatments for type 1 diabetes.
www.vchri.ca
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This #WorldDiabetesDay, discover the effects of low & high blood sugar, as well as science-backed management strategies & emerging treatments for type 1 diabetes from VCHRI expert Dr. Breay Paty:
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Extraislet β cells are virtually absent in the human #T1D pancreas www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Extraislet β cells are virtually absent in the human #T1D pancreas www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
University of Birmingham is recruiting!! Fellows, chairs!
Please do get in touch with me if you are a beta cell or diabetes researcher interested in applying!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/jobs/125th-a...
Please do get in touch with me if you are a beta cell or diabetes researcher interested in applying!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/jobs/125th-a...
125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs - University of Birmingham
125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs
www.birmingham.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
University of Birmingham is recruiting!! Fellows, chairs!
Please do get in touch with me if you are a beta cell or diabetes researcher interested in applying!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/jobs/125th-a...
Please do get in touch with me if you are a beta cell or diabetes researcher interested in applying!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/jobs/125th-a...
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We're looking for postdoctoral scholars to join our team in Vancouver 🇨🇦. We work on cell-based approaches aimed at curing type 1 diabetes. Bring your own ideas for projects or work on one that's already funded! More details here: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Vancouver, British Columbia (CA) job with University of British Columbia Department of Surgery | 12837375
The successful candidate will work on a project developing cell-based therapies for those living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
www.nature.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We're looking for postdoctoral scholars to join our team in Vancouver 🇨🇦. We work on cell-based approaches aimed at curing type 1 diabetes. Bring your own ideas for projects or work on one that's already funded! More details here: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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A regulated pathway through which glucagon modulates insulin release via alpha to beta cell communication and control of GLP-1R internalization and beta cell Ca2+ responses to high glucose @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social @daveyboyhod.bsky.social #islets www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
Localized GLP1 receptor pre-internalization directs pancreatic alpha cell to beta cell communication
Tong et al. utilize advanced imaging approaches to reveal that beta cells located
next to alpha cells are specially adapted as glucagon sensors by virtue of their high
expression levels of GLP1R. Thes...
www.cell.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A regulated pathway through which glucagon modulates insulin release via alpha to beta cell communication and control of GLP-1R internalization and beta cell Ca2+ responses to high glucose @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social @daveyboyhod.bsky.social #islets www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
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We are launching a new initiative to support experimental design, data management/analysis and bioinformatics. Early days yet, but check it out here.
www.bcell.org/adi-datasci....
www.bcell.org/adi-datasci....
July 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We are launching a new initiative to support experimental design, data management/analysis and bioinformatics. Early days yet, but check it out here.
www.bcell.org/adi-datasci....
www.bcell.org/adi-datasci....
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Stem cell islets for those living with T1D! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes | NEJM
Zimislecel is an allogeneic stem cell–derived islet-cell therapy. Data on the safety
and efficacy of zimislecel in persons with type 1 diabetes are needed. We conducted
a phase 1–2 study of zimisle...
www.nejm.org
June 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Stem cell islets for those living with T1D! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A huge step forward for cell replacement therapy for #T1D @NEJM
Vertex clinical trials for zimislecel
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Vertex clinical trials for zimislecel
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes | NEJM
Zimislecel is an allogeneic stem cell–derived islet-cell therapy. Data on the safety
and efficacy of zimislecel in persons with type 1 diabetes are needed. We conducted
a phase 1–2 study of zimisle...
www.nejm.org
June 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A huge step forward for cell replacement therapy for #T1D @NEJM
Vertex clinical trials for zimislecel
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Vertex clinical trials for zimislecel
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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🧫 We have a packed programme for the second day of the European Islet Study Group conference in Malmö. One of the highlights of today is the keynote lecture by Lori Sussel from University of Colorado. She presents research about the regulation of islet cell fates.
#eisg2025 #diabetes
#eisg2025 #diabetes
June 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Calling clinician scientists with focus on mechanistic discovery science and experimental medicine who recently have completed or are about to complete their clinical training - great opportunity! Please re-skeet and apply to @mrc-lms.bsky.social by 4th March 2025 lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
Chain Florey Post CCT Transition to Independence Fellowship - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
The Chain Florey Transition-to-Independence (TTI) Fellowship scheme provides a unique opportunity to clinician scientists who have recently completed their clinical training (or will do so in the next...
lms.mrc.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Calling clinician scientists with focus on mechanistic discovery science and experimental medicine who recently have completed or are about to complete their clinical training - great opportunity! Please re-skeet and apply to @mrc-lms.bsky.social by 4th March 2025 lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
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EUWIN - European Women in Endocrinology - join us in Copenhagen this May!
Pencil 12 May at 15:45 for the Women in Endocrinology reception in your Congress diary, meet colleagues and hear about support for women in #endocrinology. And don't miss the symposium ‘Navigating success as a woman in endocrinology’ on 13 May.
Find out more: ow.ly/XIvz50VtxWK
Find out more: ow.ly/XIvz50VtxWK
April 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
EUWIN - European Women in Endocrinology - join us in Copenhagen this May!
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🚨🚨 New pre-print from the lab. led by the amazing @alejotorrescano.bsky.social !
Alejo & Co. elegantly decode the spatial logic of progenitor cell organization in the developing pancreas — from individual cells to structured cellular communities 🔬🔬🧫🧪
Check-it out ⤵️
Alejo & Co. elegantly decode the spatial logic of progenitor cell organization in the developing pancreas — from individual cells to structured cellular communities 🔬🔬🧫🧪
Check-it out ⤵️
Spatially organized cellular communities shape functional tissue architecture in the pancreas https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.16.649169v1
April 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🚨🚨 New pre-print from the lab. led by the amazing @alejotorrescano.bsky.social !
Alejo & Co. elegantly decode the spatial logic of progenitor cell organization in the developing pancreas — from individual cells to structured cellular communities 🔬🔬🧫🧪
Check-it out ⤵️
Alejo & Co. elegantly decode the spatial logic of progenitor cell organization in the developing pancreas — from individual cells to structured cellular communities 🔬🔬🧫🧪
Check-it out ⤵️
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1 day left to apply!
We're looking for postdoctoral scholars to join our team in Vancouver 🇨🇦. We work on cell-based approaches aimed at curing type 1 diabetes. Bring your own ideas for projects or work on one that's already funded! More details here: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Vancouver, British Columbia (CA) job with University of British Columbia Department of Surgery | 12837375
The successful candidate will work on a project developing cell-based therapies for those living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
www.nature.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
1 day left to apply!
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Canadian Diabetes Job! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Professors (2 positions) - Canada Excellence Research Chairs - Health - Sherbrooke (City), Quebec (CA) job with Universite de Sherbrooke | 12837575
Université de Sherbrooke is inviting applications for two professor positions, with the selected candidates expected to hold a prestigious chair
www.nature.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Canadian Diabetes Job! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
This issue of The Endocrinologist is dedicated to diabetes research (our SC-islets on the cover!)
www.endocrinology.org/endocrinolog...
www.endocrinology.org/endocrinolog...
155 Spring 25 | Society for Endocrinology
The Society for Endocrinology aims to promote the advancement of public education in endocrinology
www.endocrinology.org
March 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This issue of The Endocrinologist is dedicated to diabetes research (our SC-islets on the cover!)
www.endocrinology.org/endocrinolog...
www.endocrinology.org/endocrinolog...
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📢 Remember that the Abstract Submission Deadline for #EISG2025 is on April 1st! 📢
Don't miss your chance to share your research at the European Islet Study Group 2025 in Malmö, June 11-13! 🏙️🇸🇪
🔗 Submit your abstract by April 1st: eisg2025.se
#DiabetesResearch #CallForAbstracts
Don't miss your chance to share your research at the European Islet Study Group 2025 in Malmö, June 11-13! 🏙️🇸🇪
🔗 Submit your abstract by April 1st: eisg2025.se
#DiabetesResearch #CallForAbstracts
March 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📢 Remember that the Abstract Submission Deadline for #EISG2025 is on April 1st! 📢
Don't miss your chance to share your research at the European Islet Study Group 2025 in Malmö, June 11-13! 🏙️🇸🇪
🔗 Submit your abstract by April 1st: eisg2025.se
#DiabetesResearch #CallForAbstracts
Don't miss your chance to share your research at the European Islet Study Group 2025 in Malmö, June 11-13! 🏙️🇸🇪
🔗 Submit your abstract by April 1st: eisg2025.se
#DiabetesResearch #CallForAbstracts
We are looking for a keen bioinformatician for a fully funded PhD position!
Drop me an email with your CV!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Drop me an email with your CV!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD Opportunity in Bioinformatics – Fully Funded for UK Home Fee Students at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD Opportunity in Bioinformatics – Fully Funded for UK Home Fee Students at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We are looking for a keen bioinformatician for a fully funded PhD position!
Drop me an email with your CV!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Drop me an email with your CV!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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🚨 3 DAYS LEFT! 🚨
The countdown is on — early bird registration for #EISG2025 closes March 13! ⏳🏃♂️
Secure your spot and submit your abstract to join the European Islet Study Group 2025 in Malmö, June 11-13. 🏙️✨
🔗 Register now: eisg2025.se
#DiabetesResearch
The countdown is on — early bird registration for #EISG2025 closes March 13! ⏳🏃♂️
Secure your spot and submit your abstract to join the European Islet Study Group 2025 in Malmö, June 11-13. 🏙️✨
🔗 Register now: eisg2025.se
#DiabetesResearch
March 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🚨 3 DAYS LEFT! 🚨
The countdown is on — early bird registration for #EISG2025 closes March 13! ⏳🏃♂️
Secure your spot and submit your abstract to join the European Islet Study Group 2025 in Malmö, June 11-13. 🏙️✨
🔗 Register now: eisg2025.se
#DiabetesResearch
The countdown is on — early bird registration for #EISG2025 closes March 13! ⏳🏃♂️
Secure your spot and submit your abstract to join the European Islet Study Group 2025 in Malmö, June 11-13. 🏙️✨
🔗 Register now: eisg2025.se
#DiabetesResearch
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Our job posting for 1 or more PDF positions in Vancouver Canada is now live here: tinyurl.com/4mrjw3m2
Please share/repost and apply soon!
Please share/repost and apply soon!
February 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Our job posting for 1 or more PDF positions in Vancouver Canada is now live here: tinyurl.com/4mrjw3m2
Please share/repost and apply soon!
Please share/repost and apply soon!
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We link molecular and functional phenotypes of islet cells from donors with type 1 diabetes to understand impaired insulin and glucagon secretion. Immune signalling, nuclear exclusion, mTOR and lysosomes in alpha cell dysfunction.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.20.639325v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.20.639325v1
February 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We link molecular and functional phenotypes of islet cells from donors with type 1 diabetes to understand impaired insulin and glucagon secretion. Immune signalling, nuclear exclusion, mTOR and lysosomes in alpha cell dysfunction.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.20.639325v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.20.639325v1
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I have funding through at least 2031 for postdoctoral researchers with expertise in islet biology or cell-based therapies for, or modelling of, diabetes. Bring your expertise to a country that values it. 🇨🇦
Contact info on my website.
Contact info on my website.
February 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I have funding through at least 2031 for postdoctoral researchers with expertise in islet biology or cell-based therapies for, or modelling of, diabetes. Bring your expertise to a country that values it. 🇨🇦
Contact info on my website.
Contact info on my website.
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We are recruiting for the Head of the Division of Endocrinology at BC Children’s Hospital, @bcchresearch.bsky.social and @ubcmedicine.bsky.social. Please apply! https://jobs.phsa.ca/job/vancouver/head-division-of-endocrinology-bc-children-s-hospital-and-university-of-british-columbia/909/76783745776
Head, Division of Endocrinology - BC Children’s Hospital & University of British Columbia at PHSA
Learn more about applying for Head, Division of Endocrinology - BC Children’s Hospital & University of British Columbia at PHSA
jobs.phsa.ca
February 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
We are recruiting for the Head of the Division of Endocrinology at BC Children’s Hospital, @bcchresearch.bsky.social and @ubcmedicine.bsky.social. Please apply! https://jobs.phsa.ca/job/vancouver/head-division-of-endocrinology-bc-children-s-hospital-and-university-of-british-columbia/909/76783745776