Diabetes Cure On The Agenda At BU Event - Dr. Denise Faustman To Present Keynote
Lecture At Science Day

19 Mar 2009

President Obama's recent reversal of restrictions on stem cell research is
welcomed news for scientists nationwide-scientists like Boston's Dr. Denise
Faustman, who will describe her controversial approach to curing type 1 diabetes
and other autoimmune diseases at 1 p.m. March 26 at 670 Albany Street on Boston
University's Medical Campus.

Dr. Faustman's lecture is the highlight of Boston University Goldman School of
Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Science Day, and is open to anyone interested in
innovative research underway in Boston.

Dr. Faustman has shown in mouse trials that removing disease-causing T cells
leads to regeneration of good cells and cures type 1 diabetes. She will speak
about human applications of her research at Science Day.

Dr. Faustman is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and director of
the Immunobiology Laboratories at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Science Day also features research poster presentations and oral presentations
by BUGSDM students and fellows on a variety of dental and medical topics and an
exhibition by dental vendors. For more information, visit
http://www.dentalschool.bu.edu/scienceday.