
Shareen Forbes
@shareenforbes
Professor of Diabetic Medicine University of Edinburgh. Physician Islet Transplant Programme Scotland, Visiting Professor Edmonton Islet Transplant Programme
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14-05-2018 13:26:52
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Getting your ducks in a row to deliver HCL in Scotland Diabetes UK Diabetes Technology Network UK DTN-UK Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes #DUKAPC2025



Elizabeth Robertson Rachel Ann Connor Firstly we’re hearing from Dr Rocio Sancho, Prof Shanta Persaud, Prof Shareen Forbes and Prof David Hodson with their various approaches moving us closer to the bench by beta cell therapies for #T1D #DUKPC2025



On now to discussing the work being funded by Breakthrough T1D looking at using alternatively activated macrophages to support islets in the transplant setting and the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge programme (which Prof Forbes also described in yesterdays Grand Challenge session)

Breakthrough T1D Under questions Prof Forbes describes how the approaches she described may help significantly reduce levels of immune suppression, but suspects some immune therapy (perhaps especially immune modulation to control autoimmunity?) may still be needed #dukpc2025




1/ 🧵How much does it cost to save the life of a person living with diabetes? We (@ScottLeibrand & I) did the math to re-assess how cost-effective Life for a Child is in supporting children with diabetes in low-income countries. Here’s what we found:

Our recent large-scale analysis of #BoneMarrowAdiposity in the UK Biobank has been voted as Paper of the Month by BMAS. I'm honoured and delighted that our work has been recognised by this growing research community! EdinUniCVS EdinUniMetabolism Usher Institute



On #InternationalWomensDay2025 so grateful for these amazing scientists working to improve the lives of children and adults with diabetes Stanford Pediatrics StanfordPedsEndo



