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JDRF CEO Dr. Aaron J. Kowalski to Co-Chair EASD Symposium on

Heart Disease in Youth with Diabetes

The October 4 session in Hamburg, Germany will explore best practices in detecting cardiovascular risks for children with diabetes prior to adulthood.

 

On October 4, Aaron J. Kowalski, PhD., CEO of JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization, will co-chair “Are youth with diabetes at risk for cardiovascular disease?”, a symposium at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting in Hamburg, Germany. Dr. Kowalski will be joined by Dr. Dana Dabelea, director of the Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Center at the University of Colorado, Denver, who will also chair the event.

The following researchers will share insights from their studies during the symposium:

Dr. Amy K Mottl– Adverse vascular outcomes in youth-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes: the SEARCH and TODAY experience

Dr. Elaine M Urbina– Evidence of cardiac target organ damage in young adults with youth-onset diabetes

Dr. Janet Snell-Bergeon– Novel biomarkers of CVD in people with youth-onset diabetes

 

 

What: JDRF CEO Co-Chairs Symposium on Heart Disease in Youth with Diabetes

 

Who: JDRF CEO, Dr. Aaron J. Kowalski, Dr. Dana Dabelea, Dr. Amy K Mottl, Dr. Elaine M Urbina, Dr. Janet Snell-Bergeon

 

When: Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 9 a.m. CEST

 

Where: Cairo Hall at the EASD Annual Meeting, Hamburg Exhibition and Congress, Messeplatz 1, 20357 Hamburg, Germany

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