I grew up in apartheid S Africa, where muzzling of speech and encroachment on academic freedom were the norm. I came to the US to pursue a career in science. I never thought that at this stage of my career, I would ever experience my youth again. #StandUpForScience #ADA #ADA2026

I am profoundly disturbed by the ejection of Steven Kahn and his colleagues from the American Diabetes Association’s meeting as they handed out copies of their op-ed criticizing the Trump administration’s devastating damage to American biomedical research. Director Bhattacharya promised to foster open dialogue and debate in science. Instead, he is presiding over an environment where dissent has no place and scientists who dare criticize the regime are cast out. Director Bhattacharya, other HHS and NIH leadership, and the leadership of the American Diabetes Association must immediately explain what their roles were in the ejection of Dr. Kahn and his colleagues, and anyone involved in what appears to be a blatant act of political censorship must be held accountable. Censorship and intimidation have no place in science. Discovery, innovation, and the millions of patients who are waiting for cures demand curiosity-driven science, free from political interference.

Check out the pre-print for the influence of alpha cells on islet Ca2 responses, including first-responders and first phase timing/amplitude. Was great to be part of this!

BiorXiv: Islet GLP1-R signaling has 2x effect on 1st phase amplitude, 4x effect on frequency of Ca2 oscillations (proxy for 2nd phase insulin secretion), 1st responders, and hubs - all without gut - derived GLP. Alpha cells & glucagon are main suspects. doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.25.6…

Imagine what would happen today if @doge posted on @x there was a study “testing the venom of Gila monsters to determine if they can cure diabetes “. globalnews.ca/news/9793403/o…

Collins and Farnsworth provide an overview of the use of nanocarriers for cell-targeted delivery and the current state of the field of beta cell targeting. link.springer.com/article/10…

Check out our ‘Paper of the Month’, led by Anne Gresch @annekaren3007 . Also coming to a Diabetes podcast soon! diabetesjournals.org/diabete…

Thank you to my lab minions for all of their hard work!

Wow! Mathematical modelling of insulin secretion, integrating many upstream and downstream processes - including dual effects of H2O2 and NADPH (and SENP1) at distinct points in secretion. From some colleagues in Maribor. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Bravo Vandy! Anchors down!

Congratulations Lori Sussel! @BarbaraDavisCtr @CUDiabetes @CUAnschutz

Check it out- this was a great collaboration with @merrinslab and great work from Erli and @JenniferKBriggs. Come see our talk too, at EASD on the Thursday 12th Sept.

Congratulations Turkiye - that game was insane.

Crazy!!!!

I’m thrilled to announce I am joining the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at @CUAnschutz! I can’t wait to bridge our prior work on metabolic and epigenomic regulation of beta cell (mal)adaptation into the T1D space. I’ll be recruiting at all levels—reach out if interested!

Finally watching Eric and I'm sorry when I see Benedict Cumberbatch all I can see is @DGlaucomflecken's neurologist

Do boycotts against scientists and universities in Israel advance or hinder the cause of peace in the middle east? An open letter and plea for tolerance. Consider adding your voice docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

The Benninger lab has an opening for a postdoctoral position involving contrast-enhanced ultrasound and imaging diagnostics for type 1 diabetes. For full details and to apply please see below link. Feel free to DM or email me. Join us in Colorado! cu.taleo.net/careersection/2…

The era of Teplizumab has arrived. Who to screen and when? #diabetes| Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

Thank you David and Brad for a nice summary of our recent paper that examines the relationship between functional and structural networks within the islet of Langerhans elifesciences.org/articles/8… @JenniferKBriggs @annekaren3007 @imarinelli89 @KravetsVira