Our research projects

Professor David Dunger and his team will continue to follow-up adolescents with Type 1 diabetes who were involved in the AdDIT trial to assess the long-term effects of

Professor Lucy Walker and her colleagues have found that a specific type of immune cell – called the follicular helper T cell – can trigger Type 1 diabetes in mice, an

It’s believed that one of the factors involved in the development of Type 1 diabetes could be a specific type of virus that infects pancreatic beta cells, causing the

Dr Michael Christie will develop a technique to eliminate ‘B cells’ of the immune system that are thought to be involved in the development of Type 1 diabetes, leaving

Dr Minchin would like to understand what influence your genetic material has on fat accumulation in the pancreas and whether it affects the susceptibility to Type 2 di

The thymus usually helps to remove rogue immune cells that target the body, rather than protecting against invading germs.

Dr Nicola Guess will investigate the benefits of targeted treatment for different groups of people at high risk of Type 2 diabetes.

Dr Ivor Vorechovsky’s PhD student aims to understand the complex cellular interactions involved in the onset of Type 1 diabetes.

Dr Roberts is focusing on fat cells, with different types responsible for storing and burning fat.

It has become increasingly clear that during the progression of Type 2 diabetes, pancreatic beta cells - responsible for storing and releasing insulin - lose their ide