SE1E8 High on Insulin: Bart Roep - Focus on the cause and not the symptoms

SE1E8 High on Insulin: Bart Roep - Focus on the cause and not the symptoms

From High on Insulin by Yorick Simon

October 15, 2020 · 49 min · Season 1 · Episode 8

About this episode

Professor Bart Roep discusses the causes of Type 1 Diabetes and the intersection of diabetes and cancer research.

I am delighted to speak to professor Roep from City of Hope (COH) Medical Center in California. He is the founding chair of the Department Diabetes immunology of City of Hope. He serves as project director of the Wanek family project, which is an ambitious initiative to find a cure for Diabetes type 1. During medical school in Amsterdam, professor Roep was surprised by the lack of focus on the cause of Diabetes type 1. This resulted in his goal of becoming a medical scientist in the field of Type 1 Diabetes. Despite his promising developments in the Netherlands at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Professor Roep decided to go on an adventure in the United States (US). The main reason for this move was a funding opportunity in the US for his research, which empowered him bringing crazy academic ideas into reality. Episode 8 is a bit more academic of nature than you are used. In addition, it's my first episode in English since my guest is overseas. City of Hope is best known as a cancer treatment center but has a legacy in Type 1 Diabetes too. This combination has lead to the understanding that knowledge about both illnesses complement each other. Professor Roep says…

People in this episode

Guest: Bart Roep

Topics covered

  • Diabetes type 1
  • immunology
  • cancer treatment
  • autoimmune diseases

Keywords

  • City of Hope
  • medical research
  • insulin
  • immune system

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Places: California, Amsterdam, Netherlands, the United States, US

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