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Alberto Pugliese, M.D., Joins City of Hope as Director of The Wanek Family Project for Type 1 Diabetes and Chair of the Department of Diabetes Immunology
CONTACTLetisia Marquez626-476-7593lemarquez@coh.org LOS ANGELES — Alberto Pugliese, M.D., has joined City of Hope as the Samuel Rahbar Endowed Chair in Diabetes & Drug Discovery, chair...
Stopping type 1 diabetes before it starts
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease most often seen in children that causes the body to launch an attack on insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, rendering the organ unable...
Innovative biochemist studies causes and effects of diabetes complications
Rama Natarajan, Ph.D., the National Business Products Industry Professor in Diabetes Research, first joined City of Hope in 1990 as an assistant research scientist. Soon after, she identified the role of...
In Memoriam: Research pioneer Arthur D. Riggs, 82, developed the technology that led to the first human synthetic insulin to treat diabetes
A biotechnology pioneer and a longtime leader at City of Hope, Riggs served as director emeritus of Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope and the Arthur Riggs Diabetes...
City of Hope endocrinologist named to presidential commission
Raynald Samoa, M.D., gets emotional when he remembers what his grandmother would tell him. “She’d say, ‘I wrap my love for you in your shadow,’ meaning her love would...
Diabetes researcher calls for race-inclusive risk studies
It’s a safe bet that John S. Kaddis, Ph.D., begins his day a whole lot earlier than many of us.   “At every out-of-town conference,” said Joyce Niland, Ph.D., who chairs...
Harnessing the ‘life force’ to fight cancer, diabetes and more
You’re forgiven if you’ve never heard of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, or NAD. It’s hardly one of those familiar acronyms — like DNA, EKG, AIDS or COVID — that we easily...
City of Hope study shows promise of targeting muscle to treat prediabetes
New research from City of Hope shows that turning on a gene called STX4 in skeletal muscle can reverse prediabetes in an animal model.   The study findings — published...
Breakthrough trial for a type 1 diabetes immunotherapy is now enrolling
A promising cure for a currently incurable disease - type 1 diabetes - is being developed at City of Hope, and patients can now apply for the Phase 1 trial...
8 impacts you made possible so far this year
City of Hope was founded by donors and volunteers, creating hope and healing for millions of people around the globe. That enduring legacy of philanthropy continues today — driving our...