Events -- Beta Cell Interest Group (BIG)

Beta Cells, Technology Convergence and Team Science

Mark Magnuson, M.D.
Earl W. Sutherland, Jr. Professor of
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics,
Medicine & Cell & Developmental Biology
Director, VCSCB

This presentation is a ‘dry run'' of a presentation I will be making at the Keystone conference in a few weeks. In this talk I will present a general rationale for team science and discuss progress by the BCBC in developing new reagents and experimental systems that can be used in studies of pancreas development. I will also discuss the betacell.org website, and how it is being positioned to be an information platform for this field. Please share your opinions with me afterwards so I can improve on any parts that are not sufficiently clear or meaningful. I''d like for the conference to get off to a good start.

About this ongoing activity:

The Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology (VCSCB) sponsors a weekly Beta Cell Interest Group (BIG) meeting for invited Vanderbilt faculty, research assistants and students to discuss topics relating to beta cell biology. BIG meetings are held on Wednesdays from 9:00-10:00 AM in 512 Light Hall.