Endocrinology Grand Rounds
SPEAKER: Klearchos K. Papas, Ph.D. Professor, Surgery; Scientific Director of the Institute for Cellular Transplantation; Professor, Department of Medical Imaging; Faculty, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Interdisciplinary Program; Faculty, Department of Radiology Interdisciplinary Program and Faculty, Physiology Graduate Interdisciplinary Program.
Dr. Papas has devoted his research career to the application of engineering principles and the development of enabling technologies in the fields of cell therapy and tissue engineering with a focus on the treatment of diabetes. He has studied and utilized the properties of insulin-secreting tissue and their relationship to viability and function in the context cell therapies for diabetes with the objective of improving cost-effectiveness, availability, and clinical outcomes of this approach.
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This event is open to community health-care professionals and the public. It is hosted by the University of Arizona Division of Endocrinology in collaboration with the UA Health Sciences Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
College of Medicine – Tucson, University of Arizona Health Sciences (UAHS)
Room 5403