Research presentations on insulin producing pancreatic islets
Meet our researchers who investigates how the insulin producing cells in the pancreas works and are formed as well as why and how they malfunction or die in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Filmed interviews and short laymen presentations. NOTE: most video interviews are in Swedish only.
Interview with Olov Andersson
Olov Andersson aims to identify new pharmaceuticals to enhance the amount of insulinproducing cells in the pancreas in subjects with diabetes, interview in Swedish. Interviewed by Kerstin Brismar.
Olov Andersson
Principal ResearcherInterview with Helena Edlund
Helena studies how the insulin-producing beta cells contribute to type 2 diabetes and how they can affect the organs targeted by insulin, interview in Swedish. Interviewed by Kerstin Brismar.
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Helena Edlund
ProfessorHelena Edlund is part of the Umeå University node of SRP Diabetes.
Interview with Malin Flodström Tullberg
Malin investigates factors influencing occurrence of type 1 diabetes, interview in Swedish. Interviewed by Kerstin Brismar.
Interview with Lisa Juntti-Berggren
Lisa studies the importance of the protein Apolipoprotein CIII for the occurrence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, interview in Swedish. Interviewed by Kerstin Brismar.
Lisa Juntti-Berggren
Professor/Senior PhysicianInterview with Torbjörn Lundgren
Torbjörn's research aims to enable transplantation of pancreatic islets as a treatment for more people with type 1 diabetes, interview in Swedish. Interviewed by Kerstin Brismar.