Joslin Diabetes Center

The Kulkarni laboratory investigates the signaling patwhays that promote growth and proliferation of islet cells, hormone-producing cells that are affected in type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

The Kulkarni lab is exploring the significance of growth factor...

Dr. Gordon Weir has combined a career of caring for patients with diabetes with an intensive research focus on beta-cell replacement therapy.

One of the most important goals of diabetes research is to find sources of new beta cells (the islet cells in...

Amy Wagers seeks to change the way we repair our tissues after an injury. 

Her research focuses on defining the factors and mechanisms that regulate the migration, expansion, and regenerative potential of adult blood-forming and muscle-forming stem cells.

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The Tseng laboratory investigates the mechanisms underlying the regulation of energy balance to develop potential therapies for combating obesity and related diseases.

Obesity is an epidemic health problem worldwide, which results from an imbalance...

Susan Bonner-Weir investigates how the pancreatic beta cell changes with age and in response to challenges.

With a series of rodent models, Dr. Bonner-Weir has provided compelling evidence that adult pancreatic beta-cell mass increases in response to a...