TUDCA is highlighted in National Geographic

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Dr. Engin’s postdoctoral work was featured in the National Geographic blog. Her PI, Dr. Gökhan Hotamisligil, a geneticist at Harvard University, was interviewed about their research on the diabetes protective effect of a bile acid (TUDCA), commonly found in black bear bile, in preclinical models of type 1 diabetes.

https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/11/13/synthetic-chemical-from-bears-could-stall-onset-of-diabetes/

Update: TUDCA is currently in Phase II clinical trials for new-onset type 1 diabetes. Click here for more information.

Tiha Long

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The first paper of the Engin Lab is out in Cell Metabolism!