Project: 

A 3D Vascularized Islet Biomimetic to Model Type 1 Diabetes

►Where are you from originally, and where did you go to school?

Grew up in France where I got my education (M.D. and Ph.D during my senior residency)

►What is your current position?

Professor of Immunology and Microbiology

►Why did you decide to become a researcher?

Intellectual interest in understanding the diseases I was diagnosing and treating

►What is the “Big Picture” of what you study?

Understand the molecular mechanisms of autoimmunity to provide new therapeutic interventions

►What is your favorite aspect of your research?

The day to day feed of experimental results

► What do you hope to achieve with your research?

Early diagnosis of T1D during the pre-clinical phase, and define effective therapies of blockade