Dr. Dan Luciani (left) and Dr. Francis Lynn (right) both of General Surgery
have been awarded CIHR operating grants to continue their work towards understanding and developing treatments for diabetes.
Dr. Luiciani will study how two related proteins (Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL) protect pancreatic beta cells from dying. Dr. Lynn will study the role and therapeutic potential of the protein Npas4 in brain and pancreas regulation of glucose levels.
posted : 2015-July-20