Posted on June 25, 2020
Congratulations to George K. Gittes, MD, who will receive five years of funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for his research project “Alpha cell conversion to beta cells in non-human primates” to build upon his accumulating groundbreaking gene therapy work towards finding a cure for type I diabetes. In this new project, Dr. Gittes’ research team will conduct important proof-of-principle studies in non-human primates as the last steps in preparation for human gene therapy clinical trials.