Like others, I’m outta here (find me at the other place). Last post - an awesome human research islet isolation from last night: 540,000 islets for research:
🔬 The Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP) @iidp_at_coh has provided millions of islets for research—now it’s your chance to learn about its Research Data Repository! Join the dkNET #webinar on Friday, Nov 22, 11am PT!
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Last but certainly not least, Dr. Patrick MacDonald from @UAlberta presented his work on “leveraging islet phenotyping data for insights to diabetes”. Thank you Pat for a great presentation! @bcellorghumanislets.com#DREAM2024
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Had a fantastic day today speaking and spending time with kiddos at the Growing with Diabetes Family Conference in Saskatoon today! Meeting so many wonderful families, and folks that are trying their best to make #T1D better really fills my cup! Happy #NDAM!
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📢 Listen in on "The ADI IsletCore and HumanIslets.com: Improving Accessibility, Integration and Usability of Human Research Islet Data" with Dr. Patrick MacDonald @bcellorg presenting dkNET LIVE webinar this Friday!
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📢 Listen in on "The ADI IsletCore and HumanIslets.com: Improving Accessibility, Integration and Usability of Human Research Islet Data" with Dr. Patrick MacDonald @bcellorg presenting dkNET LIVE webinar this Friday!
Register now 👇
dknet.org/about/blog/2782#diabetes
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ALT CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
CONFERENCE: A-BC ISLET WORKSHOP 2025
FEBRUARY 11-13, 2025
A-BC MEETING WEBSITE:
https://event.fourwaves.com/abc2025/pages
Key dates:
December 11 Abstract Submission Deadline
January 10 Registration Deadline
We would like to extend an invitation to scientists and trainees to attend the Alberta-British Columbia Islet Workshop 2025. This meeting will be held at the Silver Star Mountain Resort, British Columbia between February 11-13, 2025.
Invited Keynote Speakers:
Dr Amelia K. Linnemann
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Indiana Diabetes Research Center Optical Microscopy Core, Associate Director of Pediatrics Pipeline Program Development
Indiana University
Dr Scott Soleimanpour, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Molecular & Integrative Physiology and Internal Medicine
Director, Michigan Diabetes Research Center
University of Michigan
Don’t miss the dkNET webinar this Friday to check out the new 'HumanIslets' web resource! 🗳️ Share your input by voting for the features you’d love to see—voting closes soon!
📢 Join us for a #dkNET#Webinar on "The ADI IsletCore and HumanIslets.com: Improving Accessibility, Integration and Usability of Human Research #Islet Data," presented by Dr. Patrick MacDonald, on Fri., Oct. 25, 2024, 11 am -12 pm PT!
Link: dknet.org/about/blog/2782
📢 Join us for a #dkNET#Webinar on "The ADI IsletCore and HumanIslets.com: Improving Accessibility, Integration and Usability of Human Research #Islet Data," presented by Dr. Patrick MacDonald, on Fri., Oct. 25, 2024, 11 am -12 pm PT!
Link: dknet.org/about/blog/2782