Yale School of Medicine - For Humanity: Diabetes and Metabolism Pillar

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• 00:03As creative leaders in medicine and science,
• 00:05we constantly push boundaries to advance
• 00:07medicine for the benefit of humanity.
• 00:10We have led the development of
• 00:12the insulin pump, of drugs that
• 00:14reverse the effects of obesity,
• 00:16and of toplizumab, a new medication
• 00:18that delays type one diabetes.
• 00:19The work at Yale School
• 00:21of Medicine has led to a
• 00:23number of very important,
• 00:25impactful discoveries.
• 00:25One of them, of course,
• 00:27is the insulin pump,
• 00:29which is now the standard of care
• 00:31practically for people with type one
• 00:33diabetes. There are pivotal
• 00:36moments in medicine.
• 00:37Where true transformations occur.
• 00:41We have done a number of studies
• 00:43at Yale to lead to the development
• 00:46of a drug that will delay the
• 00:48onset of type one diabetes in
• 00:51individuals who are at very high risk.
• 00:53This is the first treatment for
• 00:55diabetes since the discovery
• 00:57of insulin 100 years ago.
• 00:59So this profoundly changes
• 01:00our approach to the disease,
• 01:02but it's not the end
• 01:04game. Right now there is an incredible
• 01:07transformation occurring of novel
• 01:09therapies for obesity treatment.
• 01:11Obesity is associated
• 01:13with 200 other diseases,
• 01:15diseases like type 2 diabetes,
• 01:17high blood pressure,
• 01:19high cholesterol, heart disease.
• 01:21Obesity is associated with
• 01:2213 different types of cancer.
• 01:25Because of the environment here,
• 01:27it's possible to think creatively.
• 01:30We need to bring together the
• 01:32resources here and the expertise
• 01:35from the stem cell center,
• 01:38from immunobiology, from engineering,
• 01:39from medicine and others here at Yale.
• 01:44I truly believe that we
• 01:46can transform medicine.
• 01:47We can transform patients lives and
• 01:49I think we're going to do that.
• 01:53Learn how your gift can extend the
• 01:55reach of our cutting edge work that has
• 01:57helped millions connect with
• 01:58the Development Officer today.