• Thea and Noah, winners of 2025 IRCM scholarship!

    We are very proud of our two new grad students, Thea and Noah for winning IRCM scholarships.

  • Our review is published!

    Please read a recent review by Usama et al on the success and challenges of stem cell islet therapy for the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40831568/

  • Welcoming new members!

    This summer (2025) we welcomed Gloria (research assistant), Giselle (Undergrad intern), and Noah (M.Sc. student) to our team! We are happy to have you onboard!

  • Winner of best oral presentation!

    Congradulations to Ying for winning the award for best oral presentation at the IRCM scientific forum, June 2025.

  • Winner of NSERC summer studentship award!

    We are very proud of our summer undergrad, Giselle (on the left) for winning the prestigious student award from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and fulfilling a very successful internship in summer 2025. We are glad you are staying in the lab for 2 more semesters.

  • Happy Holidays!

    Celebrating the end of a fun and productive year! Wishing you a relaxing break! #2025

  • Successful fast-track to PhD

    Huge congratulations to Ying (in the middle), for transferring to PhD degree in November 2024. We are proud of your progress.

  • Winner of 2025 CIRTN scholarship!

    Ying has obtained a scholarship from the Canadian Islet Research and Trainee Network. Congratulations for being recognized by the islet biology community in Canada.

  • Usama, winner of Science POP IRCM

    Usama's presentation aiming at bringing awareness to type 1 diabetes won first prize in IRCM science POP and advanced to provincial level! We are proud of you!

  • Celebrating the begining of school year and end of summer (reverse psychology!)

    A well deserved social hour for a hard working team! #Fall2024

  • 2024 IRCM scholarship goes to …

    Congratulations are in order for Ying & Usama for being among the winners of IRCM scholarships at M.Sc. level! We are proud of you both! Also in this photo are Dr. Malleshaiah, Usama’s co-supervisor, and Sanidhya in his lab, who also obtained the award.

  • IRCM retreat at the beautiful Mont Tremblant

    We had a great time at the IRCM forum in the beautiful Mont Trembland. Ying and Usama got a chance to present their project concepts and receive valuable feedback from our scientific community.

  • Winner of SURE award!

    Very proud of Thea for obtaining Summer Undergrad Research in Engineering from McGill University and fullfilling a productive internship.

  • Potluck + Team building = Fun times!

    Who says lab meetings can't be fun? We had a great time eating and doing exercises to know each other better.

  • Three new lab members

    Welcoming Thea and Shaheena (B.Sc. interns) and Usama (M.Sc. student) to the team!

  • IRCM scholarships 2023!

    Congratulations to all the awardees of IRCM scholarships, including our own Ying! Well done.

  • Science advocacy at the Parliment, Dec 2023.

    We proudly advocate for stem cell research at the parliament. #researchCanada #stemcellnetwork

  • Blue Balloon Challenge 2023!

    Bringing awareness to challenges people with T1D face during daily lives. More reason to continue our research on novel therapies and potential cures.

  • Read about our lab in Montreal Gazette

    A new Montreal lab wants to pave the way to a cure for Type 1 diabetes (2023).

    https://www.montrealgazette.com/business/article45973.html#storylink=cpy

  • Thea and Noah, winners of 2025 IRCM scholarship!

    We are very proud of our two new grad students, Thea and Noah for winning IRCM scholarships.

  • Our review is published!

    Please read a recent review by Usama et al on the success and challenges of stem cell islet therapy for the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40831568/

  • Welcoming new members!

    This summer (20205) we welcomed Gloria (research assistant), Giselle (Undergrad intern), and Noah (M.Sc. student) to our team! We are happy to have you onboard!

  • Winner of best oral presentation!

    Congradulations to Ying for winning the award for best oral presentation at the IRCM scientific forum, June 2025.

  • Winner of NSERC summer studentship award!

    We are very proud of our summer undergrad, Giselle (on the left) for winning the prestigious student award from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and fulfilling a very successful internship in summer 2025. We are glad you are staying in the lab for 2 more semesters.

  • Happy Holidays!

    Celebrating the end of a fun and productive year! Wishing you a relaxing break! #2025

  • Successful fast-track to PhD

    Huge congratulations to Ying (in the middle), for transferring to PhD degree in November 2024. We are proud of your progress.

  • Winner of 2025 CIRTN scholarship!

    Ying has obtained a scholarship from the Canadian Islet Research and Trainee Network. Congratulations for being recognized by the islet biology community in Canada.

  • Usama, winner of Science POP IRCM

    Usama's presentation aiming at bringing awareness to type 1 diabetes won first prize in IRCM science POP and advanced to provincial level! We are proud of you!

  • Celebrating the begining of school year and end of summer (reverse psychology!)

    A well deserved social hour for a hard working team! #Fall2024

  • 2024 IRCM scholarship goes to …

    Congratulations are in order for Ying & Usama for being among the winners of IRCM scholarships at M.Sc. level! We are proud of you both! Also in this photo are Dr. Malleshaiah, Usama’s co-supervisor, and Sanidhya in his lab, who also obtained the award.

  • IRCM retreat at the beautiful Mont Tremblant

    We had a great time at the IRCM forum in the beautiful Mont Trembland. Ying and Usama got a chance to present their project concepts and receive valuable feedback from our scientific community.

  • Winner of SURE award!

    Very proud of Thea for obtaining Summer Undergrad Research in Engineering from McGill University and fullfilling a productive internship.

  • Potluck + Team building = Fun times!

    Who says lab meetings can't be fun? We had a great time eating and doing exercises to know each other better.

  • Three new lab members

    Welcoming Thea and Shaheena (B.Sc. interns) and Usama (M.Sc. student) to the team!

  • IRCM scholarships 2023!

    Congratulations to all the awardees of IRCM scholarships, including our own Ying! Well done.

  • Science advocacy at the Parliment, Dec 2023.

    We proudly advocate for stem cell research at the parliament. #researchCanada #stemcellnetwork

  • Blue Balloon Challenge 2023!

    Bringing awareness to challenges people with T1D face during daily lives. More reason to continue our research on novel therapies and potential cures.

  • Read about our lab in Montreal Gazette

    A new Montreal lab wants to pave the way to a cure for Type 1 diabetes (2023).

    https://www.montrealgazette.com/business/article45973.html#storylink=cpy