Momentum - 2018

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PORTRAITS OF DIABETES

MOMENTUM MAGAZINE

Richard Siemens and James Shapiro RICHARD SIEMENS (LEFT) Type 1 diabetes, diagnosed 1959. Pancreas and kidney transplant recipient Portraits of Diabetes photographer winning Gold 2018 Circle of Excellence award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education JAMES SHAPIRO (RIGHT) Director, U of A’s Clinical Islet Transplant Program Canada Research Chair in Transplantation Surgery and Regenerative Medicine Diabetes Canada’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Leader of the original Edmonton Protocol team. Now investigating the use of stem cells instead of islet cells during the transplantation procedure

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