DRI
Diabetes Research Institute
Miller School’s Innovative Diabetes Clinical Trial Transplants Pancreatic Islets into Patients’ Eyes
Diabetes researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are taking an innovative approach to restoring insulin production in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) — one of the most challenging aspects…
Innovation
‘Reconforming’ Transplanted Islet Coatings for More Durable Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
A team of researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has developed improvements in a hydrogel coating process that lower barriers to transplantation in preclinical models. One…
Clinical Trials
Tissue-Engineered Islet Transplant Achieves Insulin Independence
Scientists from the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have produced the first clinical results demonstrating that pancreatic islet cells transplanted within a…