Resources for Professionals The majority of diabetes resources
on the internet are aimed at laypeople, but scientists also
share information online. Here are a few recommendations
centering on encapsulation of cells and research groups studying
type 1. Type 1 Research Consortia This list is taken from an
article by two leading diabetes researchers published in
Diabetes, the lead journal of the ADA (January 2011) under the
heading “Perspectives in Diabetes.” It purports to be a
comprehensive list of consortia studying type I diabetes. The
weblink for each is accompanied by a quoted description from the
site, and by a comment from Scott King, founder of Islet Sheet
Medical. Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium “The T1DGC
originally focused on recruiting families with at least two
siblings (brothers and/or sisters) who have type 1 diabetes
(affected sibling pair or ASP families). The T1DGC completed
enrollment for these families in August 2009.” I was curious
about this one, because we already know a lot about th