Stream 3 Stream #3: Beta Cells and Type 1 Diabetes
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Meeting Room 105 & 106
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Meeting Room 105 & 106 (Level 1) |
Speaker
Prof Jenny Gunton
Professor
WIMR, University of Sydney
Chairperson
Biography
Dr Kim Loh
Lab Head
St Vincent's Institute
Chairperson
Biography
Dr Steven Kahn
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington
Islet Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes
2:00 PM - 2:25 PMBiography
Prof Emma Hamilton-Williams
Group Leader
University of Queensland
Early-life origins of type 1 diabetes: microbiome, metabolites and more
2:25 PM - 2:50 PMBiography
Prof Thomas Kay
Director
St Vincent's Institute Of Medical Research
"Nature First" approach to treatment of type 1 diabetes
2:50 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Dr Jun Yin
Professor
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
β-Hydroxybutyrate lowers glucose in type 1 diabetes by suppressing intestinal and hepatic glucose transporters via GPR109A
3:15 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Jun Yin, MD, PhD, is a Professor and Chief Physician in endocrinology and metabolism whose research spans diabetes and obesity, low-carbohydrate nutrition, berberine-related metabolic interventions, and mitochondrial mechanisms underlying glucose and lipid metabolism. His work integrates clinical studies with translational approaches to improve metabolic health and diabetes outcomes.