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Each year the City of Hope Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism holds an annual diabetes and obesity symposium in memory of the late Dr. Rachmiel Levine, the scientist responsible for clarifying the nature of insulin action. 

The 13th Annual Rachmiel Levine Symposium, entitled "Advances in Diabetes Research", will be held March 13-16, 2013 at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California.  The meeting will cover type 1 and type 2 diabetes.  Also highlighted will be results of recent diabetes clinical trials, debate sessions, a poster session, and a keynote dinner lectureship.
Desired Results
At the end of this activity learners will be better able to 1) identify up-to-date research and applications in diabetes, which will be applicable to both laboratory studies and patient care practices, as well as the enhancement of future funding opportunities and 2) identify patients at risk for diabetes and understand how to manage.

Special Assistance
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, all reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate persons with disabilities at the meeting.  If you have any special dietary or accommodation needs, please notify the program coordinator, at levinesymposium@coh.org, prior to the conference. It is important to notify us in advance of your special needs to help us better serve you.
Objectives

  • Identify diabetes-associated vascular complications and neuropathies.
  • Assess the role of  inflammation, macrophages and ER stress in obesity and diabetes.
  • Discuss the latest clinical trials for type 1 diabetes.
  • Identify epigenetics mechanisms in islet function and diabetes.
  • Review the role of gut microbiome in diabetes.
  • Discuss novel technology and antibody use in islet imaging.
  • Discuss the relationship between glucose metabolism, beta cell biology and cancer.
  • Assess reversal of autoimmunity and transplantation tolerance.
  • Review cytokine expression and the pancreas.
  • Assess the use of the artificial pancreas for glucose control and insulin therapy.
  • Discuss clinical trial controversies in diabetes care.

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Who Should Attend

  • Endocrinologists
  • Diabetologists
  • Islet biologists
  • Stem cell and gene transfer scientists
  • Transplant scientists
  • Immunologists
  • Cell biologists
  • Young investigators in all these areas
  • Health care professionals who manage patients with diabetes, from both the U.S. and abroad

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