Smith Lab Hones in on B Cells Role in Diabetes
How Can the Body’s Immune Cells Cause Type 1 Diabetes?
Nov 28, 2022Mia Smith's, DVM, PhD, interest in researching Diabetes and B cells all started with her love of animals. Her furry patients would come to the veterinary office sick from autoimmune conditions, disorders that trigger the body’s immune system to attack itself.
“Dogs can get many autoimmune disorders that are similar to humans – diabetes, lupus, autoimmune thyroid disease,”
With this in mind, Smith began researching diabetes and B cells – a type of immune cell – in search of preventative therapies for autoimmune conditions in both humans and their four-legged friends, conducting her research at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes.
In 2022, Dr. Smith sat down with the CU Anschutz media team to discuss B cell research and how these cells, along with genetics, impacts the onset of Type 1 Diabetes.
Read Details on Dr. Mia Smith's Research Here