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A.M. James Shapiro, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), MSM, FRSC

Shapiro is director of the Clinical Islet Transplant Program at the University of Alberta, Canada.

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December 21, 2021
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Cell replacement therapy holds promise for precision control in diabetes

The discovery of injectable insulin has saved countless lives over the past 100 years, but the next chapter in diabetes therapies — cell replacement therapy driven by stem cell islet products — represents a momentous turning point toward a disease-modifying cure.