The Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence at UBC has three main research goals. Each Research Goal is driven by the Centre’s lead scientists and an outstanding team consisting of co-investigators, collaborators, trainees (graduate and post graduate students), research associates and technical staff (see list below)
Research Goal 1
Developing a new source of insulin-producing beta cells
Research Goal 2
Protecting insulin-producing beta cells from immune attack
Research Goal 3
Targeting and monitoring beta cell stress
Scientist team for research goal 1
Lead Scientists
Francis Lynn, PhD
Tim Kieffer, PhD
Staff
Dahai Zhang, PhD
Yaser Tahamtani, PhD
Culian Nian, PhD
Jia Zhao, PhD
Shenghui Liang, PhD
Robert Baker, PhD
Trainees
Katarina Zosei
Carmen Bayly, PhD
Marcus Woodley
Ji Soo Yoon, BSc
Samantha Mar
Helen Huang
Alex Garner
Collaborators
Ramon Klein Geltink, PhD
James D. Johnson, PhD
Brian Fife, PhD
Pieter Cullis, PhD
Heather Denroche, PhD
Marco Cuifolini, PhD
Jan Dutz, PhD
Marc Horwitz, PhD
Scientist team for research goal 2
Lead Scientists
Megan Levings, PhD
Bruce Verchere, PhD
Staff
Paul Orban, MD, PhD
Majid Mojibian, PhD
Madeleine Speck
Jana Gillies
Lorna Leon
Rosa Garcia
Vivian Fung, PhD
Trainees
Lindsay Pallo, MSc
Courtney Ostromecki
Karoliina Tuomela, PhD
Sonya Mangat,
Kevin Salim
Christine Wardell
Collaborators
Ramon Klein Geltink, PhD
James D. Johnson, PhD
Brian Fife, PhD
Pieter Cullis, PhD
Heather Denroche, PhD
Marco Cuifolini, PhD
Jan Dutz, PhD
Marc Horwitz, PhD
Scientist team for research goal 3
Lead Scientists
James Johnson, PhD
Bruce Verchere, PhD
Staff
Betty Hu, MD
Galina Soukatcheva
Trainees
Yi-Chun Chen, PhD
Lindsay Pallo, MSc
Sing-Young, Chen, PhD
Aaron Jiashuo Zhang
Collaborators
Ramon Klein Geltink, PhD
James D. Johnson, PhD
Brian Fife, PhD
Pieter Cullis, PhD
Heather Denroche, PhD
Marco Cuifolini, PhD
Jan Dutz, PhD
Marc Horwitz, PhD
