NIDDK Director's Update Winter 2019
Director's Note
More than 50 years ago, NIDDK funded research on insulin pumps that could hopefully one day measure and deliver insulin for people with type 1 diabetes. A successful pump was developed and was about the size of a large backpack. Now these devices are about the size of your palm and are being designed to operate wirelessly with a continuous glucose monitor using a computer algorithm — a device called the artificial pancreas. Read more.
Research Updates
- Novel combined therapy for cystic fibrosis found safe, effective for 90% of those with the disease
- NIH launches program to curb opioid addiction
- Artificial pancreas system better controls blood glucose levels than current technology
- Scientists triple storage time of human donor livers
Health Information Updates
Commendations & Commencements
- Welcome
Portnoy, Brown, Drummond, Gordon-Larsen, Wu - Congratulations
Gellert, Felsenfeld, Semenza, Kimmel, Sumner, Rodgers, Bellin, Knight, Mallipattu, McJunkin, Wertheim - A Fond Farewell
Stoeckel, Pawlyk - In Memoriam
Jakoby - 2019 NIDDK Employee Appreciation Awards
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