The Johns Hopkins Gazette: June 10, 2002
June 10, 2002
VOL. 31, NO. 37

  

Juvenile Diabetes Organization Honors SOM Researcher

Johns Hopkins Gazette Online Edition

Michael Shamblott, an assistant professor in the School of Medicine, was presented with the first Mary Tyler Moore and S. Robert Levine, M.D., Clinical Research Award, which recognizes an outstanding scientist who is a leader in diabetes-related clinical research.

The award was named for Mary Tyler Moore, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International chairman, and JDRF board member S. Robert Levine, Moore's husband, in honor of their longtime commitment to JDRF's mission to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.

Shamblott was recognized before a crowd of 700 during the JDRF 2002 Annual Conference Opening Gala on May 16.

"A remarkable scientist has been chosen as the award's first recipient," Moore said at the event.

Shamblott received the award for his innovative work in stem cell research, one of the most promising paths to a cure for diabetes. His current JDRF-funded research project proposes to direct the development of human stem cells toward the production of a plentiful supply of beta cell substitutes Shamblott calls glucose-responsive insulin-producing (GRIP) cells.


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