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HIRN EMERGING LEADERS INVESTIGATORS
Robert Sharp, PhD
University of Florida
Consortium: CHIB
Project: The SIRP:CD47 Signaling
Pathway in Pancreatic b-Cell Survival
IDS 2021 (Nov. 1 2021 – Nov, 4, 2021)
IDS 2021 Outstanding Abstract Awardees: Leeana Peters, Matthew Brown
Leeana Peters
Abstract Title
Single cell transcriptomic and epigenetic analysis of pancreatic lymph node tissues in T1D
Matthew Brown
Abstract Title
CD226- Human Regulatory T Cells Exhibit Increased Lineage Stability Compared to Conventionally Sorted Populations
Recent publications
Frontiers in Immunology
The Immunoregulatory Role of the Signal Regulatory Protein Family and CD47 Signaling Pathway in Type 1 Diabetes
REVIEW article
Front. Immunol., 16 September 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.739048
Authors: Robert C Sharp, PhD, Matthew E Brown Melanie R Shapiro, PhD, Amanda L Posgai, PhD, Todd M Brusko, PhD.
PMID: 34603322; PMCID: PMC8481641
New “Pancreatic Islet on a Chip” System Will…
University of Florida researchers will use a new $5 million grant to develop a “pancreatic islet on a chip” — a platform that will allow them…
Human Atlas of Neonatal Development and Early…
Human Atlas of Neonatal Development and Early Life-Immunity (HANDEL-I) The early life events that influence immune system development have…
Helmsley Grant to UFDI to Study Immune Repertoire…
University of Florida and Kings College London have secured a $3.7 million grant funded by Adaptive Biotechnologies and the Leona M. and Harry B…
T1D news
August 29, 2019
Pancreas on a chip
Beta-cell transplantation
September 20, 2021
TechnologyNetworks Diagnostics
International Clinical Centers
Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet
The University of Florida (UF) is one of twenty-five Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet International Clinical Centers at the forefront of type 1 diabetes research. Led by Desmond Schatz, MD, the TrialNet team at UF is dedicated to preventing type 1 diabetes and stopping disease progression by preserving insulin production before and after diagnosis.
