Diabetes: From Beta Cells to Bicycles

Episode 2 - Priye Iworima

Episode Summary

Host Krista Lab talks to BC Diabetes Research Network trainee Priye Iworima.

Episode Notes

Host Krista Lamb is joined by BC Diabetes Research Network trainee and UBC PhD student Priye Iworima, who works in Dr. Timothy Kieffer’s lab at UBC’s Life Sciences Institute. Her current research involves using stem cells to generate insulin-producing cells, and optimizing the process for potential replacement cell therapy in patients living with type 1 diabetes.

Learn more about the research being done in the Kieffer lab by clicking here and following Priye on Twitter.

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