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Using human stem cells to understand and treat diabetes

0519ff830966e5f991713cd342e870d1 Harvard University {"start": "2016-12-15T20:00:00", "end": "2016-12-15T21:00:00"} dmelton@harvard.edu

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Co-Director, Harvard Stem Cell Institute Xander University Professor

We study how the pancreas normally develops and use that information to grow and develop pancreatic cells (Islets of Langerhans). Our laboratory focuses on the directed differentiation of stem cells to create functional pancreatic beta cells that can be used for research on the cause(s) of diabetes as well as exploring the use of stem cell-derived islets for transplantation.

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=21497 http://hsci.harvard.edu/people/douglas-melton-phd