October 2021 Webinar: “Elucidating the Endocrine-Exocrine Communication Axis in the Pancreas:  Implications for Disease”

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Thursday, October 21, 2021 (2:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM Pacific)

Presenters:
Raghu Mirmira, University of Chicago
Kyle Gaulton, University of California, San Diego
Martha Campbell-Thompson, University of Florida
Manami Hara, University of Chicago
Andy Norris, University of Iowa

Moderators:
Teresa Mastracci, Indiana University
Scott Oakes, University of Chicago

Presentations on:
“Genetics of Disease in the Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreas”
   – Shared Genetic Effects between Risk of Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreatic Disease
   – Genetic Factors Impacting Exocrine Function affect Diabetes Risk
“Clinical and Histopathological Correlates of Exocrine-Endocrine Communications”
   – Total Pancreas size in those at Risk of T1D and with T1D
   – Dorsal Lobe Region Accounts for Loss of Pancreas Weight in T1D with Similar Trends in T2D
“Integrated Pancreatic Blood Flow: Bidirectional Microcirculation between Endocrine and Exocrine Pancreas”
 – Directionality of Blood Flow between the Endocrine and Exocrine Pancreas and its Implications for Compartmental Crosstalk
“Endocrine/Exocrine Pancreas Interactions in Cystic Fibrosis”
   – Diabetes in Cystic Fibrosis and its Relationship to Loss of Islet Function
   – Ductal Disease in Cystic Fibrosis and its Relationship to the Pathology seen in Islets