Recent news about the Diabetes Campaign at University Health Network
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October 26, 2011 – INSULIN: Toronto's Gift to the World, a permanent display of artefacts from the discovery of insulin
The University of Toronto marked 90 years of excellence in diabetes research on October 26, 2011 with the unveiling of INSULIN: Toronto’s Gift to the World, a permanent exhibit in Toronto’s MaRS Centre that tells the story of the discovery of insulin.
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July 18, 2011 – Dr. Gary Lewis appointed Director of the Banting & Best Diabetes Centre.
Dr. Gary Lewis, Head of the Division of Endocrinology at University Health Network, has been appointed the new Director of the Banting & Best Diabetes Centre.
The recipient of numerous honours and research awards, Dr. Lewis has made major contributions to the development of Type 2 diabetes. He is recognized internationally for his work in the diabetes and lipoprotein research field.
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April 18, 2010 – Do Immune System Ills Help Drive Type 2 Diabetes? Findings from mouse, human research suggest new insights on the blood sugar disease
By Serena Gordon - HealthDay Reporter, April 17, 2011
New research suggests that the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes may be linked to an immune system reaction gone awry. "The main point of this study is trying to shift the emphasis in thinking of type 2 diabetes as a purely metabolic disease, and instead emphasize the role of the immune system in type 2," said study co-author Dr. Daniel Winer, an endocrine pathologist at Toronto General Hospital in Canada. When the research began, Winer was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University in California.
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March 30, 2010 – Dr. Tony Lam Appointed Canada Research Chair
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January 30, 2009 – Dr. Tony Lam hailed for “medical milestone.” The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) has announced that a research discovery by Dr. Tony Lam was a major medical milestone for 2008.
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April 9, 2008 – Potential drug target identified for diabetes by studying novel gut-brain-liver circuit. Scientists at the Toronto General Research Institute have discovered a novel “signaling” pathway between three organs – the gut, the brain and the liver – that lowers blood sugar when activated.
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August 7, 2007 – New partnership bolsters fight against diabetes. An innovative new partnership between UHN and the University of Toronto’s Banting & Best Diabetes Centre will enhance diabetes education, research and patient care and expand the search for a cure.
