Dr. Keiichiro Mine was awarded the Uehara Memorial Foundation Grant
January 2026 | Tokyo, Japan
Congratulations Dr. Mine!
Celebrating World Diabetes Day
November 14 2025 | San Diego, CA
Undergraduate student Sofia Pansini ’26 joins Dexcom’s Global Advocacy Campaign to share her story, and represent the diabetes community!
“All of the dreams and aspirations you have are more than possible, and type 1 diabetes will come along with you.”
Winners of the Journal of Molecular Endocrinology Editors’ Choice Award
November 2025
“Each quarter, we recognise research published in the Journal of Molecular Endocrinology of exceptional quality and impact with our Editors’ Choice Award.”
American Diabetes Association’s 85th Annual Meeting
July 2025 | Chicago, IL
We had a wonderful time at the American Diabetes Association’s 85th Annual Meeting. While ADA meetings traditionally feature a stronger focus on type 2 diabetes, it was a real highlight this year to see so many excellent sessions dedicated to type 1 diabetes—especially in the immunology and microbiology space.
The Altindis Lab at the Gordon Research Conference on IGF-1 and Insulin Systems in Physiology and Disease
March 2025 | Ventura, CA
The Altindis Lab participated in the 2025 GRC on IGF-1 and Insulin Systems in Physiology and Disease, held in Ventura, California. Sudarshan delivered an oral presentation, while Aurelien presented both a poster and an oral talk. Both received travel awards in recognition of their contributions, and Aurelien was honored with the Best Poster Award.
Celebrating Dr. Khyati Girdhar’s New Faculty Position
December 2024
We celebrated Dr. Khyati Girdhar’s exciting new position as Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement! We wish you all the best in this next chapter — you will be deeply missed in the lab.
National Diversity in STEM Conference 2024
October 2024
We’re excited to share that our undergraduate researchers, Michelle, Maria, and Kalaimagal, have been awarded the Travel Scholarship to attend the 2024 NDiSTEM Conference in Phoenix, AR. They attended the conference in October and had the opportunity to network with over 3000 students from diverse backgrounds. Congratulations!
Congratulations Dr. Keiichiro Mine for the Kyushu Novo Prize
October 2024
The 62nd Kyushu Regional Meeting of Japan Diabetes Society awarded Dr. Mine the Kyushu Novo Prize for his work on diabetes.
Altindis Lab’s sixth anniversary at Boston College
September 2024
As we mark the 6th anniversary of the Altindis Lab, we reflect on our collective achievements in the areas of insulin/IGF signaling and the gut microbiome. Over the years, we have had the privilege of working with 8 postdocs, 4 graduate students, and 35 undergraduate researchers, culminating in 12 research publications. We are deeply grateful to all those who have contributed to this journey.
NPR All Things Considered Interview
June 2024
Interview regarding Dr. Emrah Altindis’s new R01 grant on viral insulin/IGF like peptides (VILPs), their IGF1R antagonism, and its potential future applications in human cancers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIDpBvic8ug&ab_channel=EmrahAltindis
Welcome to the lab Dr. Sudarshan Bhattacharjee
June 2024
We welcome Dr. Sudarshan Bhattacharjee in the Altindis lab. His research will be focus to unravel to potential of Viral Insulin/IGF peptides on cancer progression.
Boston College biologist wins NIH grant to study viral insulins for cancer treatment
March 2024
Source: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240226/Boston-College-biologist-wins-NIH-grant-to-study-viral-insulins-for-cancer-treatment.aspx
2024 Diabetes Research Connection Grant to Dr. Aurelien Chuard
2024 Manpei Suzuki Diabetes Foundation Grant to Dr. Keiichiro Mine
Dr. Mine received prestigious Manpei Suzuki Diabetes Foundation Grant to join the Altindis Lab.
Welcome Keiichiro Mine, Ph.D
State of the Science 2023: The Role of the Microbiome in Type 1 Diabetes
Beatson Foundation support advances biologist Emrah Altindis’ study of the potential link between gut microbes and Type 1 diabetes
Congratulations, Dr. Khyati Girdhar
Congratulations to Dr. Khyati Girdhar for securing a grant from Diabetes Research Connect! Exciting times ahead as we delve into the potential role of IgA and IgA coated gut microbes in the onset of Type 1 Diabetes. #Type1Diabetes#GutMicrobes https://diabetesresearchconnection.org/congratulations-to-our-new-t1d-researchers/
Boston College biologist Emrah Altindis awarded grant from the Mathers Foundation
source: https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/bc-bcb020520.php
Research grants for two Boston College scientists
source: https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus-community/faculty/awards-for-bc-scientists.html
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