College of Medicine
Wasserfall Lab
Led by Clive H Wasserfall · Pathology
What we study
The Wasserfall Lab studies Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) by analyzing genetic and autoimmune factors. They explore immune responses to insulin-producing cells and develop strategies to prevent or reverse T1D.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Clinical
- Projects
- 4
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
The KQ1 serum study
Identifying soluble biomarkers for T1D risk, development, and progression.
Data Coordinating Center for Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet
Provides the data coordinating center for TrialNet, a network of clinical trials aimed at preventing or reversing type 1 diabetes.
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Center for Identification and Study of Individuals with Atypical Diabetes Mellitus
Researching genetic and immune factors in atypical diabetes cases.
Continued Follow-up of Subjects and Initiation of a Second Case-control Cohort in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in…
Follows young people at risk for type 1 diabetes and starts a second case-control group, to identify environmental factors that may trigger the disease.
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Recent papers, explained
- Imaging mass cytometry reveals functional and immunological changes during type 1 diabetes progression in human pancreata
2026 · Nature Metabolism
Shows how imaging mass cytometry reveals interactions between pro-inflammatory macrophages and exhausted-like T cells in human pancreata from type 1 diabetes donors.
- Identifying the Right Diagnosis of Diabetes in Death: Unlocking A Key to Understanding Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis
2026 · Diabetes Care
Suggests a spectrum-based view of diabetes rather than strict categories to improve diagnosis.
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- 3D imaging of human pancreas suggests islet size and endocrine composition influence their loss in type 1 diabetes
2026 · Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology
- Immune dysregulation and stem-like CD8+ T cell enrichment in type 1 diabetes pancreatic lymph nodes
2026 · Journal of Clinical Investigation
Finds stem-like CD8+ T cells and inflammatory cytokines in type 1 diabetes pancreatic lymph nodes.
- Longitudinal Changes in Exocrine Biomarkers in Children at Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in the ENDIA Study
2026 · Diabetes Care
Tracks exocrine biomarkers in at-risk children to see if they predict type 1 diabetes development.
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How to reach out
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