“Mitochondria and the Regulation
of Beta Cell Fate”
Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
2:00 PM ET | 1:00 PM CT | 12:00 PM MT | 11:00 AM PT
Scott A. Soleimanpour, M.D.
Larry D. Soderquist Professor,
Depts. of Internal Medicine and Molecular and Integrative
Physiology, University of Michigan
Director, Michigan Diabetes Research Center
About the Diabetes Research
Virtual Seminar Series
Fall 2026 Schedule
The Virtual Diabetes Research Seminar Series began as an effort to connect investigators and trainees during this time of great change and isolation related to the COVID crisis. This seminar series is organized by several NIDDK-funded Diabetes Research Centers. Each seminar in the series features an outstanding scientist or panel of scientists discussing the latest in diabetes, obesity, or metabolic research.
The seminars are held on the second Wednesday of the month unless this date coincides with a federal holiday. All webinars are free to attend.
Sept. 9th
Scott Soleimanpour, MD (Michigan)
“Mitochondria and the Regulation
of Beta Cell Fate”
Oct. 14th
Timo Mueller (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
TBD
Nov. 11th
John Rutter, PhD (Utah)
TBD
Dec. 9th
TBD
TBD