We want to improve the quality of life for those with diabetes through groundbreaking research in the prevention, treatment and cure of type 1 diabetes; and by providing optimal​, compassionate clinical care and education.​​​

Multi-million dollar grant will fund human atlas aimed at identifying changes leading to type 1 diabetes. Read More

Researchers at the UC San Diego's Pediatric Diabetes Research Center identified immune cells that can restore immune tolerance in type 1 diabetes. Targeting these immune cells could be a therapeutic strategy for preventing this disease. Read More

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine identified pathways that regulate pancreatic beta cell (pictured in green) growth. These cells help maintain normal blood glucose levels by producing the hormone insulin. Read More

The NIH awards PDRC researchers, Drs. Maike Sander, and Kyle Gaulton, and UCSD colleagues $3.3 million to link T1D to its genetic origins.           Read More

“At the Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, our focus is on collaboration and translational medicine for a greater cause. It's not about who discovers the cure for diabetes first. It's about finding the cure - fast." ​​​

Maike Sander, MD

Director

Pediatric Diabetes
Research Center