Dr. Arturo Vegas Presents Research to Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
On October 5th, 2016 Dr. Arturo Vegas, who is a leader in the development of targeted therapies, discussed the recent progress to overcome challenges in the field including the development of automated insulin dosing, the production of mature insulin-producing cells from human stem cells, and new materials that can be used to prevent the rejection […]
Arturo Vegas awarded 5 Year New Innovator Award from National Institute of Health
Dr. Arturo Vegas was awarded 5 years of research support from the National Institute of Health through the New Innovator Award for his proposal entitled “Targeted Immunomodulation of the Diabetic Islet Microenvironment.” His interest in the project springs for the fact there are currently no effective treatments for the autoimmunity that causes type 1 diabetes. […]