Islet Study Group 2023

The Islet Study Group conference will be held at the UBC Life Science Institute on June 19th-21st, 2023.

Opening Remarks will begin at 12pm on June 19th, and Closing Remarks will begin at 1pm on June 21st. Delegates can attend online or in-person, which have different registration fees. Abstract submissions have closed, but registration is open until June 15th at 12pm.

Keynote Speakers:

  • Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD
  • Guy Rutter PhD

Session topics:

  • Human pancreatic development
  • Updates to the glucose stimulated insulin secretion model
  • Stem cells to islet cells: How close are we?
  • Immunoprotection of stem cell derived islet surrogates
  • Expanding roles of islet cells in type 1 diabetes
  • Regulation of basal insulin secretion: Redox, lipids, and other factors
  • Individualization of insulin responses from human islets: Translational considerations and consortia
  • Diabetes genetics and islet genomics
  • Beta cell biology
  • Sex differences in islet biology

Explore the full details and register here!