Diabetes: From Beta Cells to Bicycles

In this episode, host Krista Lamb speaks to Jessica Diniz and Dr. Sarah Linklater from Breakthrough T1D Canada about engaging communities and building teams in research.

They discuss the first few years of the Centre of Excellence, the future of type 1 diabetes research in Canada and so much more. 

Learn more about the Breakthrough T1D Canucks for Kids Fund Centre of Excellence at the University of British Columbia on their website: https://breakthrought1d.med.ubc.ca/

In this episode, host Krista Lamb speaks to Dr. Megan Levings and Dr. Heather Denroche about how to balance innovation and integrity in translational research.

The discussion looks at the challenges and opportunities in bringing research from bench to bedside, with information about ethics, transparency and purpose. 

Learn more about the Breakthrough T1D Canucks for Kids Fund Centre of Excellence at the University of British Columbia on their website: https://breakthrought1d.med.ubc.ca/

Dr. Francis Lynn and Dr. Jim Johnson talk to host Krista Lamb about how to connect the public with cutting-edge research.

This episode delves into the ground-breaking research from Dr. Lynn and Dr. Johnson, who are leading efforts to develop new, cost-effective cellular therapies aimed at providing long-lasting insulin independence for individuals with type 1 diabetes. They discuss strategies for translating scientific advances into public benefit, including outreach, fundraising, and real-world application.

Learn more about the Breakthrough T1D Canucks for Kids Fund Centre of Excellence at the University of British Columbia on their website: https://breakthrought1d.med.ubc.ca/

From Beta Cells to Bicycles Presents a short series on the Breakthrough T1D Canucks for Kids Fund Centre of Excellence at the University of British Columbia.

Members of the Breakthrough T1D Canucks for Kids Centre of Excellence at the University of British Columbia T1D Lived Experience Advisory Group discuss meaningful collaboration between researchers and individuals with lived experience.

Host Krista Lamb chats with Lindsay Pallo, Ramya Hosak and Beth Miller about inclusion, trust-building, and co-design.

Learn more about the Breakthrough T1D Canucks for Kids Fund Centre of Excellence at the University of British Columbia on their website: https://breakthrought1d.med.ubc.ca/

From Beta Cells to Bicycles Presents a short series on the Breakthrough T1D Canucks for Kids Fund Centre of Excellence at the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Megan Levings and Dr. Bruce Verchere, who are co-leaders of the Centre of Excellence, explore what shared leadership looks like in practice.

In this conversation with host Krista Lamb, Dr. Levings and Dr. Verchere explore partnership models, team synergy, and decision-making between researchers and community partners. They also discuss their own research and how it contributes to our understanding of type 1 diabetes. 

Learn more about the Breakthrough T1D Canucks for Kids Fund Centre of Excellence at the University of British Columbia on their website: https://breakthrought1d.med.ubc.ca/

On this episode, host Krista Lamb chats with registered dietitian Olivia Wu about sustainable nutrition and type 2 diabetes.

Olivia Wu is a certified diabetes educator and master’s student in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, under the supervision of our previous guest Dr. Tamara Cohen. 
 

On this episode, Dr. Tamara Cohen joins host Krista Lamb to talk about her research and work developing an app that supports healthy eating in a way that’s inclusive, supportive and easy.

Dr. Cohen is the Director of Dietetics and an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems.

Older adults with type 2 diabetes face unique challenges—and they’re often a very under-studied group. Dr. Graydon Meneilly has spent more than four decades studying diabetes and carbohydrate metabolism in the elderly in order to improve treatments and outcomes.

Dr. Meneilly  is a gerontologist and a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia.

While genetics play a role in type 2 diabetes development and risk, so too does the world around us. Everything from minimum wage, to government policy, to how we manage major life transitions can impact our T2D risk. Epidemiologist Dr. Annalijn Conklin explains their work using factors like these to try and improve health outcomes. 

Dr. Conklin is an associate professor at UBC in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and leads a program of social epidemiology and metabolic outcomes research (SEMOR) to support healthy aging and reduce heart health inequities in women in Canada.

Medical genetics may be able to help us better predict the risk of type 2 diabetes, and maybe even how to modify risk. Dr. William Gibson discusses his research in this area, as well as what he has learned from studying the genetics behind very unique forms of diabetes.

Dr. Gibson is an Investigator at the BC Children's Hospital, a Senior Clinician Scientist at the Laboratory for Obesity Genetics and Indirect Calorimetry (LOGIC) at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. In addition, he is a Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia.