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UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence
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World-class diabetes research and quality patient care
A Diabetes Awareness Month checklist to help you take charge of your health with simple, actionable tips for nutrition, daily #diabetes management, and emotional well-being. 💙 Check out this @umassmedicine.bsky.social blog
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November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
PhD candidate Nicolai Hathiramani, who was diagnosed with #T1D as a young boy, is investigating for his thesis project, new ways to help pancreatic beta cells survive & thrive post transplantation. #diabetesresearch @umasschan-gsbc.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
November is #DiabetesAwarenessMonth and we all share a mission for a world free of insulin-dependent diabetes! Our #T1DResearch @umasschan.bsky.social is centered around a cell-replacement therapy to eliminate the need for #insulin in people with #type1diabetes.

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Genetically Engineering Human Islets as a Potential Therapeutic Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
The Breakthrough T1D Center of Excellence in New England is creating islets with insulin producing beta cells to evade autoimmune attack as a type 1 diabetes cure
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November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Dr. Myoung Sook Han’s pancreatic research reveals JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) is vital for beta-cell survival and division. Modulating this stress-response pathway could lead to new treatments to regenerate insulin-producing cells in type 1 & type 2 diabetes. 🔬💡
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Congrats to Jessica Spinelli, PhD, named an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! The Brehm & Spinelli labs are investigating new ways to protect human insulin-producing beta cells before transplantation. Early results look promising! 🔬 www.umassmed.edu/dcoe/diabete...

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October 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM