University of Pittsburgh
Div. of Endocrinology & Metabolism
200 Lothrop Street
E1140 BST
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412-648-9770
We are pleased to announce that the Division of Endocrinology at the University of Pittsburgh will be hosting the 5th Annual Midwest Islet Club Conference at the University Club on the University of Pittsburgh Campus from Wednesday, May 23rd through Thursday, May 24th, 2012.
Registration will open February 1st, 2012. The deadline for submitting abstracts for a presentation at the MIC 2012 meeting is Friday, March 16th, 2012. We will be updating this site with more information regarding the meeting as we move forward, so please make a note to revisit. In the meantime, save the date and see what Pittsburgh has in store for you.
About the Conference
The goal of the Midwest Islet Club is to foster greater communication between pancreatic beta cell biology investigators within the region. The meeting will be attended by both senior and junior investigators, with a decided focus towards students, postdocs and newly independent investigators serving as speakers. Oral and poster presentations will be selected from the abstracts received by the Friday, March 16th, 2012 deadline. Presentations will communicate the latest in cutting-edge pancreatic islet biology research with relevance to diabetes.
There will be a plenary talk on Thursday May 24th afternoon 
in memory of the late Dr. Paul Lacy who pioneered pancreatic islet isolation and transplantation in St. Louis. The 5th annual Lacy Medal Lecturer for 2012 will be Dr. John C. Hutton from the University of Colorado. Dr. Hutton is Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Cellular, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Director of Research Division, DERC Program Director and the Barbara Davis JDRF Autoimmunity Prevention Center Program Director.