Leadership

Dr. Bruce Verchere
Professor

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine & Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Dr. Verchere leads the administrative core and leads projects for the second and third research goals of centre.

Research Expertise: beta cell biology and regeneration, inflammation and immune therapy

You can learn more about the research activities in the Verchere lab here

Dr. Francis Lynn
Associate Professor

Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Dr. Lynn is the lead of the centre’s first research goal: Replacing insulin-producing cells in type 1 diabetes.

Research Expertise: pancreatic stem and progenitor cells, regulatory networks & single cell sequencing

You can learn more about Dr. Lynn and his lab research activities here

Dr. Megan Levings
Professor

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia

Dr. Levings is the lead of the centre’s second research goal: Reducing the immune attack of insulin-producing beta cells.

Research Expertise: immunology, autoimmunity and cellular therapy

You can learn more about the Research activities of the Levings Lab here

Dr. James Johnson
Professor

Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine. Deputy Director, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia 

Dr. Johnson is the lead of the centre’s third research goal: Targeting and monitoring beta cell stress.

Research Expertise: beta cell biology, hyperinsulinemia and cellular stress

You can learn more about the Johnson Lab Research Activities here

Chen Li, MSc
Administration Manager