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NIDDK	NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes: Summer 2022	Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health through the NIDDK and allows medical students to conduct research under the direction of an established scientist in the areas of diabetes, hormone action, physiology, islet cell biology or obesity at an institution with one of the NIDDK-funded Research Centers. Application deadline for summer 2022: 11:59 pm CST January 31, 2022.
NIDDK	Islet Isolation Center Request For Proposals	The purpose of this RFP is to identify and evaluate expert human Islet Isolation Centers (IICs) that can provide the highest quality human isolated islets and related tissues to the IIDP in a dependable, consistent, cost-effective manner. IICs are hereby invited to submit an application in response to this Request for Proposals to become an IIDP IIC. The IIC should be led by an experienced investigator with a solid track record of providing resources and services to the diabetes research community, and should have proficiency in procuring and processing human islets for research use. Download the IIDP Islet Isolation Center RFP for more information.
NIDDK	dkNET New Investigator Pilot Program in Bioinformatics	The dkNET New Investigator Pilot Program is designed to: (i) facilitate the ability of Early Stage and New Investigators with computational and bioinformatics expertise to pursue research questions in DEMD, or (ii) allow Early Stage and New PIs currently pursuing DEMD-related research to explore incorporating computational, mathematical, statistical, and/or bioinformatics approaches into their research projects. Letter of Intent Due Date: January 28, 2022.
NIDDK	HIRN Catalyst Award (2021)	The Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) announces a new funding initiative to support investigators developing bold, innovative, and challenging projects that will catalyze the field of type 1 diabetes research and provide important advances in topics of interest to the network. To be considered “catalyzing”, the proposed research must address significant and currently intractable problems by employing approaches or ideas that are currently outside the mainstream of contemporary research.
NIDDK	HIRN Webinar: Elucidating the Endocrine-Exocrine Communication Axis in the Pancreas: Implications for Disease	The Human Islet Research Network will be hosting a webinar: Elucidating the Endocrine-Exocrine Communication Axis in the Pancreas: Implications for Disease, Presented by Raghu Mirmira, University of Chicago, Kyle Gaulton, University of California, San Diego, Martha Campbell-Thompson, University of Florida, Manami Hara, University of Chicago, Andy Norris, University of Iowa, Thursday October 21, 2021, 2pm Eastern.
NIDDK	HIRN Webinar: Introduction to the HIRN Human Pancreas Analysis Program (HPAP): Real World Examples of Successful Data Analyses	The Human Islet Research Network will be hosting a webinar: Introduction to the HIRN Human Pancreas Analysis Program (HPAP): Real World Examples of Successful Data Analyses, Thursday September 9 2021 2pm Eastern, to highlight advancements of the network.
NIDDK	HIRN Webinar: Bridging the Gap: Pancreas Tissue Slices From Organ and Tissue Donors for the Study of Diabetes Pathogenesis	The Human Islet Research Enhancement Center (HIREC) will be hosting a webinar: Bridging the Gap: Pancreas Tissue Slices From Organ and Tissue Donors for the Study of Diabetes Pathogenesis, Thursday July 22 2021 1pm Eastern, to highlight advancements of the network. The goal of this public webinar is to share HIRN advancements with the scientific community.
NIDDK	HIRN Webinar: Exploring Humanized Mouse Models For Diabetes Research and Beyond	The Human Islet Research Enhancement Center (HIREC) will be hosting a webinar Exploring Humanized Mouse Models For Diabetes Research and Beyond, Thursday June 24 2021 2pm Eastern, to highlight advancements of the network. The goal of this public webinar is to share HIRN advancements with the scientific community.
NIDDK	NIDDK Medical Student Program Lectures: Summer 2021	Lectures from the NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes and Obesity 2021
NIDDK	NIDDK Program Director for Integrative Physiology of Human Diabetes	A scientist with strong managerial, communications and interpersonal skills, and experience in integrative physiology relevant to diabetes, is sought for the position of Program Director for Integrative Physiology.
	Stanford Academic Endocrinologists Faculty Positions	The Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine invites applicants for two full-time faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor in either the Medical Center Line or University Tenure Line.
NIDDK	HIRN Webinar: From Donation to Automation: The Ins and Outs of High-Throughput Islet Cell Culture	The Human Islet Research Enhancement Center (HIREC) will be hosting a webinar From Donation to Automation: The Ins and Outs of High-Throughput Islet Cell Culture, Wednesday April 28 2021 2pm Eastern, to highlight HIRN advancements with the scientific community.