Dr. David Thompson
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A new UBC study suggests the roots of morality may be present from birth.
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Stem cell-based treatment controls blood sugar in people with Type 1 diabetes
The therapy aims to replace the insulin-producing beta cells that people with Type 1 diabetes lack.
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B.C. researchers launching clinical trial for first genetically engineered stem cell-based therapy for type 1 diabetes
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) have received $1 million from Canada’s Stem Cell Network to conduct research and a clinical trial for one of the world’s first genetically engineered cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes.
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Stem cell-based treatment produces insulin in patients with Type 1 diabetes
In the first study of its kind, a team of researchers at the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has helped to demonstrate that a stem cell-based treatment delivered through an implantable device can produce insulin in the human body.
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Potential new diabetes treatment being tested in Vancouver
The University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health are testing a possible diabetes cure that replaces a person’s damaged pancreatic cells with new ones grown in the lab.
