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POD Scientific Investigators (updated December 29, 2008)
| Category | Investigator | Institution | Grant Title |
|---|---|---|---|
Disease Etiology |
Heikki Hyoty | University of Tampere | Virus detection in duodenum and other tissues |
| Ake Sjoholm | Karolinska Institutet |
Ljungan virus in type 1 diabetes | |
Eric Triplett and Martha Campbell-Thompson |
University of Florida | Gut microbiota in early type 1 diabetes | |
Immunology |
Howard Davidson | University of Colorado | Autoantigen-specific PLN T-Cell receptors |
| Garry Fathman | Stanford University | Microarray analysis of PLN from autoantibody positive donors | |
| Dale Greiner | University of Massachusetts |
Diabetogenic function of nPOD donor splenocytes in humanized mice | |
| Sally Kent | Harvard University | Investigation of B cells in human islets and PLN in T1D | |
| Maki Nakayama | University of Colorado | TCR utilization in type 1 diabetes insulitis | |
| Alberto Pugliese | University of Miami | Beta cells and autoimmunity correlations | |
| Helena Reijonen | Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason |
TCR repertoire analysis in type 1 diabetes | |
| Jo Spencer | King's College London School of Medicine |
Phenotype, specificity, diversity and clonal spread of B cells in type 1 diabetes | |
| Matthias von Herrath | Univesrity of California, San Diego |
Tetramer staining of pre-diabetic pancreata MHC | |
| Garth Warnock | University of British Columbia |
T cell costimulatory molecules in pancreata from IAPCD | |
| Jerry Nepom | Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason |
TCR repertoire analysis in type 1 diabetes | |
Islet and Pancreas Pathology |
Susan Bonner-Weir | Harvard University | Beta cell transcription factros as a function of pancreatic lobe |
Martha Campbell Thompson and Mark Atkinson |
University of Florida | Pancreatic immunologic and metabolic parameters |
|
| Roberto Gianani and Mark Atkinson | University of Colorado and University of Florida |
Histopathology of type 1 diabetes | |
| George King and Susan Bonner-Weir | Harvard University | Joslin Medalist study | |
| Brad Marsh | University of Queensland | 3D characterization of islet dysfunction/destruction |
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| Al Powers | Vanderbilt University | Ilset biology and vascularization | |
Metabolic and Developmental |
Christopher Rhodes | University of Chicago | "Empty Beta Cells" in type 1 diabetes |