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2023
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dkNET Webinar dkNET Upcoming Webinar: The National Sleep Research Resource (NSRR)- Opportunities for Large-Scale Sleep and Circadian Data to Promote Understanding of Metabolic Diseases, Friday, October 27, 2023, 11am PST. Webinars are recorded and will be posted to dkNET Youtube Channel after the presentation.
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DRC Virtual Seminar Series
Upcoming Seminar: Old And New Insights Into Energy Sensing Signaling In Regulation of Muscle Glucose/Glycogen Metabolism: AMPK And Beyond, Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, 2:00 PM ET. This seminar series is organized by several NIDDK-funded Diabetes Research Centers. Each seminar in the series features an outstanding scientist or panel of scientists discussing the latest in diabetes, obesity, or metabolic research.
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HIRN Webinar Invitation: A Roadmap to Restoring Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes: CAR Tregs & Beyond The Human Islet Research Network will be hosting a webinar: A Roadmap to Restoring Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes: CAR Tregs & Beyond, Presented by Qizhi Tang, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, Leonardo Ferreira, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, Thursday, August 24, 2023, 1pm Eastern.
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Innovative Science Accelerator (ISAC) Program The Innovative Science Accelerator (ISAC) Program supports truly innovative, disruptive, risky research to accelerate breakthrough discoveries. Funding for small high-risk/high reward projects via a streamlined process to support cutting-edge research and accelerate true innovation in areas of science of interest to the KUH research communities. The next submission deadline is August 15, 2023.
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IIDP Technology Resource Award (TRA) Request for Proposals The Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP) announces a new funding initiative, the 2023 IIDP Technology Resource Award (TRA), that is intended to advance human islet research by providing support for high-impact studies that will enhance services provided by IIDP to the research community. Application Due Date: July 17, 2023.
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IIDP Data Resource Trainee Scholar Award The Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP) announces a new funding initiative, the 2023 IIDP Data Resource - Trainee Scholar Award (DRTSA), that is intended to advance research in human pancreas biology by providing trainees with support and access to detailed donor and islet data contained within the IIDP’s Research Data Repository (RDR). Application Due Date: July 17, 2023.
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HIRN Webinar: RNA Processing in Metabolic Tissues

The Human Islet Research Network will be hosting a webinar: RNA Processing in Metabolic Tissues, Presented by Lori Sussel, PhD, University of Colorado, Rohit Kulkarni, MD, PhD, Joslin Diabetes Center, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 1pm Eastern.

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Emory study indicates structural racism is accelerating the diabetes crisis in the U.S Structural racism and geographic inequity are advancing the global crisis of diabetes, leaving people with diabetes 50% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and twice as likely to die compared to those without diabetes, especially among minority populations.
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dkNET Summer of Data Student Program The 2023 dkNET Summer of Data Student Program provides students an opportunity to utilize the dkNET tools and resources in a research project. Students will learn the basics of good data management by following the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles! Application due May 8, 2023.
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HIRN Webinar: Bifunctional Small Molecules: From PROTACs to Molecular Glues The Human Islet Research Network will be hosting a webinar: Bifunctional Small Molecules: From PROTACs to Molecular Glues, Presented by Bridget Wagner, PhD, Broad Institute, Amit Choudhary, PhD, Broad Institute, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 12pm Eastern.
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Fourth Summit: Geroscience for the Next Generation On April 24-26, 2023, the NIH Geroscience Interest Group (GSIG) will host the fourth Geroscience Summit with in-person and virtual options. This landmark event will bring together researchers and clinicians interested in geroscience and aging to explore the state of the science.
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HIRN Webinar: Stem Cell-based Platforms to Model Human Autoimmune Diabetes The Human Islet Research Network will be hosting a webinar: Stem Cell-based Platforms to Model Human Autoimmune Diabetes, Presented by Audrey Parent, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, Karla Leavens, MD, PhD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Thursday, March 28, 2023, 1pm Eastern.