Typology of Diabetes in Children and Young Adults - September 16-17,2009

The purpose of this meeting is to review current knowledge related to the typology of diabetes in childhood, with a particular focus on the potential overlap between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The aims of the workshop are to:

Review the basis of current classification methods

Identify areas of uncertainty in diabetes classification

Explore new data related to the typology of diabetes in childhood

Identify new areas for research, with the goal of establishing improved paradigms for the classification of pediatric diabetes

Planning Committee:

Co-Chair: Dana Dabelea M.D., Ph.D., University of Colorado
Co-Chair: Edwin Gale M.D., University of Bristol

Peter Bennett, M.B., National Institutes of Health
Ezio Bonifacio, Ph.D., Technical University of Dresden
Sonia Caprio, M.D., Yale University
Gisela Dahlquist, M.D., Ph.D., University of Umea
Giuseppina Imperatore, M.D., Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Barbara Linder, M.D., Ph.D., National Institutes of Health
Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Desmond Schatz, M.D., University of Florida

For questions concerning program content, contact:

Barbara Linder
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Two Democracy Plaza, Room 699
6707 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 594-0021
Fax: (301) 480-3503
Email: linderb@mail.nih.gov

For questions concerning logistical information, contact:

Mary Compton
The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.
656 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 210
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: (301) 670-4990
Fax: (301) 670-3815
Email: mcompton@scgcorp.com