Autoimmune Life Blog

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Left: Jessica Hamerman, PhD; right: John Ray, PhD
October 23, 2024

Innovation Fund Spotlight: Single-Cell CRISPR Screening To Explore Genetics and Autoimmune Diseases

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Left: Eddie James, PhD; right: Caroline Stefani, PhD
October 23, 2024

Innovation Fund Spotlight: Lab-Grown Beta Cells Meet State-Of-The-Art Imaging To Answer New Questions About Type 1 Diabetes

BRI investigators Eddie James, PhD, and Caroline Stefani, PhD, are teaming up to take a unique approach to type 1 diabetes research.
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Blog Main Image - 3D Biological Cells Cancer
October 4, 2024

Kazushige Ninomiya, PhD: Finding New Answers in Cancer

Read about the questions Dr. Ninomiya will ask about one of the most devastating forms of cancer.
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Blog Main Image - T1D Diabetes Mother Son Testing
October 4, 2024

Kurt Griffin, MD, PhD: Exploring New Ways to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes

Learn about exciting new type 1 diabetes research Dr. Griffin is taking on at BRI.
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Blog Main Image - 3D Biological T Cells Attacking Cancer Cell
October 4, 2024

Allyson Byrd, PhD: Can Gut Bacteria Help Treat Cancer?

Why does a medicine work for one person, but not another with the same disease? Dr. Byrd is seeking answers in a place that some people might find surprising.
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Hayley Waterman
October 2, 2024

Out-Of-The-Box Idea Yields Important Answers About Lupus

Hayley Waterman, PhD, asked an outside-the-box research question about lupus — and found groundbreaking answers.
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Blog Main Image - Zane Burris Peace EDITORIAL
October 2, 2024

Advances in T1D Prediction: An Algorithm To Help Define When a Person May Develop T1D

Learn how a team led by Carla Greenbaum, MD, is using “fancy math” to better understand not only if a person will develop T1D, but when.
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Blog CII T1D Family Day EDITORIAL
September 24, 2024

Second Annual BRI T1D Family Day

June 1, 2024, marked the second annual Benaroya Research Institute T1D Family Day.
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Blog CII T1D Alexis and Harper EDITORIAL
September 24, 2024

Working Toward Cures

Did you know that if risk screening results show you are in the early stages of T1D, you may be eligible to participate in a type 1 diabetes prevention study?
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Blog 2D Welcome Brain
July 3, 2024

Investigating a Little-Understood Cell in MS

Find out how Estelle Bettelli, PhD, and her team are examining guardian cells that may play a big role in MS.
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Blog 2D Environmental Factors
July 3, 2024

Exploring the Exposome: What Role Does Where You Live and What You’re Exposed to Play in Autoimmunity?

Read about BRI’s effort, led by Cate Speake, PhD, and Jane Buckner, PhD, to better understand the role environmental factors play in autoimmune disease.
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