CERC in the Islet Microenvironment
Alberta Diabetes Institute
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Rebecca L. Hull-Meichle is the Canada Excellence Research Chair in the Islet Microenvironment and Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Her research group is based at the Alberta Diabetes Institute. She received her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Nottingham, UK and then undertook her postdoctoral training and developed her independent research program at the University of Washington until her recent move to Edmonton (April 2024). Her research is focused on understanding the role of the islet microenvironment in determining islet health, and its contribution to all forms of diabetes. Her ongoing work focuses on the role of the islet vasculature and extracellular matrix in the development and progression of β-cell dysfunction and death, along with elucidating mechanisms underlying islet failure in cystic fibrosis-related diabetes. Her lab uses in vitro cell-based models, with a focus on use of human donor tissue, as well as in vivo animal work. Dr. Hull-Meichle’s also has extensive expertise immunohistochemistry, conventional, confocal and super-resolution microscopy and image analysis.
Dr. Hull-Meichle’s expertise is shared with the research community via her role on advisory boards such as the Network for Pancreatic Organ Donor’s with Diabetes (nPOD)’s tissue prioritization committee. Additionally, her work has been continuously funded by NIH/NIDDK since 2006 with additional support from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Canadian TriAgencies and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She has, and continues to serve on numerous editorial and grant review boards and international planning committees.
DC2418 - Innovators and Emerging Leaders in Canadian Research
Saturday, November 23, 2024
09:40 - 10:55 AT Time
Disclosure(s): Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); National Institutes of Health/NIDDK: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)