From Stem Cells to Beta Cells: Maike Sander, M.D. at TEDxDelMar

Our theme for TEDxDelMar 2011 was "A Search For A Cure". In this video, Dr. Sander gives us her talk entitled "From Stem Cells to Beta Cells".

Dr. Sander is an expert in pancreatic stem cell biology and has over twenty years of experience in medicine and academic research. After graduating with an M.D. from the University of Heidelberg Medical School in Germany, she conducted research at UC San Francisco. Dr. Sander held faculty appointments at Hamburg Medical School, Germany, and UC Irvine before accepting her current position as Professor of Pediatrics and Cellular & Molecular Medicine at UC San Diego. She is an elected member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation, a member of the NIH-Beta Cell Biology Consortium.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.