Stanford Health Care Diabetes Education and Prevention Program was recently recognized by the American Diabetes Association as a national Diabetes Education program.

With the grant, Stanford joins 16 other federal research centers across the country dedicated to the prevention and treatment of diabetes.

The NIH-funded T32 Training Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Stanford, directed by Dr. Andrew Hoffman, was renewed for another 5 years in July 2017, allowing continuous training now in its 42nd year. 

The new Stanford Center for Definitive and Curative Medicine will work to turn discoveries into stem cell and gene therapies to aid the millions of people who have genetic diseases.

The Stanford psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer will be honored for three distinct contributions to the medical field: optogenetics, hydrogel-tissue chemistry and research into depression.