Timothy Kieffer, University of Alberta

Research

Beta Cell Replacement Therapy Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Autoimmunity Autologous Human Ipscs Cell Replacement Therapy Clinical Trial Diabetes Treatment Islet Transplantation

Latest funding

A First-in-human Trial of Autologous Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC)-Derived Islets: Developing a Personalized Diabetes Therapy
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$1,000,000
A First-in-human Trial of Autologous Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Islets: Developing a Personalized Diabetes Therapy
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$10,000
Environment-gene interactions in human insulin production and diabetes
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator

All 3 grants and awards

A First-in-human Trial of Autologous Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC)-Derived Islets: Developing a Personalized Diabetes Therapy

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: DM/TS - CIHR-JDRF - ß-cell and Pancreatic Islet Physiology

Principal investigators: Shapiro, James; Kieffer, Timothy J; Korbutt, Gregory S; MacDonald, Patrick E; Pepper, Andrew R

Keywords: Autoimmunity; Autologous Human Ipscs; Beta Cell Replacement Therapy; Cell Replacement Therapy; Clinical Trial; Diabetes Treatment; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Islet Transplantation; Personalized Cell Therapy; Stem Cell Biology

$1,000,000

A First-in-human Trial of Autologous Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Islets: Developing a Personalized Diabetes Therapy

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Team Grant: DM/TS - CIHR-JDRF - ß-cell and Pancreatic Islet Physiology - LOI

Principal investigators: Shapiro, James; Kieffer, Timothy J; Korbutt, Gregory S; MacDonald, Patrick E; Pepper, Andrew R

Keywords: Beta Cell Replacement Therapy; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Treatment For Diabetes

$10,000

Environment-gene interactions in human insulin production and diabetes

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Patrick E; Johnson, James D; Klassen, Tara L

Keywords: Biobank; Diabetes; Environmental Contaminants; Environmental Toxins; Genetics; Genomics; Human Tissue; Insulin; Macronutrients; Transcriptomics

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Beta Cell Replacement Therapy Dear Professor Kieffer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on beta cell replacement therapy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "A First-in-human Trial of Autologous Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC)-Derived Islets: Developing a Personalized Diabetes Therapy" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]