Prof. Sharon Forbes in a lab coat with the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge logo and the text "the next chapter for beta cell therapies"
What's holding back type 1 diabetes beta cell therapies, and how could that change? 💡
T1D Grand Challenge researcher Prof. Shareen Forbes explores the path from today's reality to tomorrow's potential.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/41aHv0H
#Type1Diabetes #T1D #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge
A picture of the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge logo with the website address - www.type1diabetesgrandchallenge.org.uk, plus the logos for Diabetes UK, BreakthroughT1D and the Steve Morgan Foundation
Why does the immune system attack the pancreas in type 1 diabetes?
We still don’t fully know. The #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge is funding research to uncover why this immune attack starts, and how we can stop it.
Learn more here - bit.ly/46LG5NG
Developing new and novel insulins is a major focus of the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge. These next‑gen insulins could act faster, be easier to take, & support smoother blood glucose control, making life easier for people with type 1 diabetes.
Read more here bit.ly/4aQYsC1
#ChangingLivesForGood
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge tile of two male Professors with the text "Keeping people with type 1 diabetes at the centre of research".
Patient and public involvement is integral to the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge, with every project involving people with type 1 diabetes so their ideas shape what matters most in the research.
Read more here 📖: type1diabetesgrandchallenge.org.uk/news/views/s...
We spoke with researcher Dr James Pearson from the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge about whether the time of day could boost the effectiveness of new treatments to delay or prevent type 1 diabetes - plus his motivations and hopes for the future.
Read the full interview here: bit.ly/4qp2Hv4
Image shows Sally Morgan addressing the audience at the type 1 diabetes grand challenge symposium, with Steve Morgan to her right
The #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge is delivering impact, the pace is accelerating & the future looks bright with this unique partnership between ourselves, @diabetesuk.bsky.social & @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social plus the exceptional scientists working within it.
Read more here - bit.ly/3YfiCQl
A picture of Dr Sarah Richardson and assistant in the lab, with text stating 'Groundbreaking research announced - Research funded by the Steve Morgan Foundation uncovers why type 1 diabetes is more aggressive in young children'
We're pleased to share groundbreaking news from the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge!
A research team led by Dr Sarah Richardson has uncovered why type 1 diabetes affects young children differently.
Read more here - bit.ly/4hXDUuJ
#ChangingLivesForGood #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge logo with pic of Professor Michael Weiss with the words 'New 'smart' insulin could help make type 1 daibetes management safer'
With our funding through the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge, Prof Michael Weiss & his team are making progress designing 'smart' insulins that can reduce the risk of low blood sugar levels (hypos).
Read more about what this could mean for the future of diabetes management: bit.ly/47eG6tV
Big news from the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge
The Grand Challenge is investing £5 million over five years to establish a UK-wide Type 1 Diabetes Cell Therapy Clinical Trials Network, supported by NIHR.
Read more at: bit.ly/3UdJ9LS
#ChangingLivesForGood
Tile promoting a Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge webinar on 4 July with head shots of the three hosts
Join the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge webinar with Profs Shareen Forbes & Matthias Hebrok, hosted by Jamie Lowe, to explore the current state and future of beta cell therapy and how the type 1 community can help drive it forward 💬🗨️
📅 Friday 4 July
🕐1pm BST
👉 Register here: bit.ly/3FltLJx
From its discovery 103 years ago to today’s cutting-edge innovations, insulin has transformed millions of lives.
Through the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge with @diabetesuk.bsky.social & @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social we are driving forward research into the future of novel insulin
bit.ly/41Xgkb7
Montage of pictures from the Diabetes UK professional conference with the words 'The type 1 diabetes grand challenge makes waves at DUKPC'
The #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge returned to this year's @diabetesuk.bsky.social Professional Conference with its ever-growing community 🙌
Find out what was learned, shared and celebrated: bit.ly/4ieRadQ
#ChangingLivesForGood #dukpc
Hear from the fantastic #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge researchers as they discuss their research and the difference they hope it will make to the lives of people living with #Type1Diabetes - check out the video here - www.linkedin.com/posts/steve-...
#ChanglingLivesForGood
Testimonial quote for Steve Morgan Foundation from Rachel Connor, Director of Research Partnerships at Breakthrough T1D UK: "This landmark philanthropic gift from the Steve Morgan Foundation – the largest ever for type 1 diabetes – and the ground-breaking partnership it formed will supercharge research like never before. The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge will support our talented research community to grow, deepen connections and drive faster than ever before toward new treatments and cures that free people from the relentless burden of type 1 diabetes."
We work with @breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social as part of the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge project - an initiative that is supercharging the research into finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes.
We're excited to see how the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge progresses in 2025.
