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URL:https://inflames.utu.fi/events/inflames-visitor-seminar-by-professor-r
 aivo-uibo-diabetes-tsunami-immunological-challenges/
SUMMARY:InFLAMES visitor seminar by Professor Raivo Uibo: Diabetes tsunami 
 - Immunological challenges
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the seminar by InFLAMES visitor\, Professor Raivo Ui
 bo from the University of Tartu!\n\nSpeaker: Professor Raivo Uibo\, Univer
 sity of Tartu\nTitle: Diabetes tsunami - Immunological challenges\nTime: A
 pril 28\, at 12:00\nLocation: Lauren 2\, Medisiina D\n\nDiabetes is classi
 fied into three main clinical categories (e.g.\, type 1 or type 2 diabetes
 \, gestational diabetes mellitus) that all have trend for substantial incr
 ease worldwide. The mechanisms of all types of diabetes are not fully know
 n\, but immunological changes have been shown to be important in all cases
 . This underlines the need of immunological investigations in all types of
  diabetes. The presentation will cover the results that the Department of 
 Immunology from the University of Tartu has achieved during last years.\n\
 nAbout the speaker:\n\nRaivo Uibo is a Professor of Immunology and Head of
  the Department of Immunology at the Institute of Biomedicine and Translat
 ional Medicine\, University of Tartu. He is a member of the Estonian Acade
 my of Sciences.\n\nR. Uibo graduated with an MD degree and obtained a PhD 
 degree in Internal Medicine from the University of Tartu in 1978. In 1990\
 , he received a DMSci degree from the University of Tampere. He completed 
 postgraduate stays at the University of Tampere (immunopathology)\, Monash
  University (immunology)\, and Brussels University (IRIBHN\, molecular med
 icine). Later\, he worked as a visiting scientist at Turku University (200
 5)\, Lund University (2008)\, and University College London (2018).\n\nSam
 ple publications:\n\nAlnek K\, Tagoma A\, Metsküla K\, Talja I\, Janson H
 \, Mandel M\, Vorobjova T\, Oras A\, Sepp H\, Pruul K\, Reimand K\, Simone
 n T\, Peet A\, Reppo I\, Tammiksaar K\, Lubi M\, Heilman K\, Einberg Ü\, 
 Kisand K\, Lember M\, Tillmann V\, Uibo R. Comparison of immunological and
  immunogenetic markers in recent-onset type 1 diabetes among children and 
 adults.  Sci Rep. 2025 May 3\;15(1):15491. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-99664-
 8.\n\nPeterson C\, Tagoma A\, Alnek K\, Bärenson A\, Vorobjova T\, Talja 
 I\, Janson H\, Kirss A\, Kõljalg S\, Sinkkonen A\, Roslund MI\, Uibo R\; 
 HEDIMED Investigator Group\; Antibodies against Clostridium butyricum in 
 the children of mothers at risk for gestational diabetes. Immunol Med. 202
 5 Dec\;48(4):346-356. doi: 10.1080/25785826.2025.2504021. Epub 2025 May 23
 . PMID: 40406906
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