Dr Michelle So and the ATIC Education and Training domain hosts a monthly seminar from both local and international researchers.

The seminar series will showcase the latest research that aims to move beyond insulin replacement therapy for the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D), toward prevention and cure. Each seminar will include a short, comprehensive presentation by the invited speaker, with maximum opportunity for questions and interaction during and after the presentation provided. Topics are targeted at health professionals, scientists and others interested in this research area.

Sessions take place via Zoom on the 4th week of the month, on either Thursday or Friday from 1 to 2pm.

Where permission is provided by speakers, the seminars are recorded and will be made available.

To protect confidential and unpublished data, AI note‑taking tools may only join the seminar with prior approval from the speaker.

Sign up here for monthly calendar invites to this seminar series, as well as other updates on the latest ATIC activity!

2026

  • February - New approaches to measuring beta-cell antigen specific T-cell responses in T1D

    Seminar 29 – Friday the 27th of February

    Speaker: Associate Professor Stuart Mannering

    Topic: New approaches to measuring beta-cell antigen specific T-cell responses in T1D

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Feb2026

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    March - From Narratives to Numbers: The Human Side of Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes Monitoring and Immunotherapy

    Seminar 30 – Thursday the 26th of March

    Speaker: Dr Mia Majstorovic

    Topic: From Narratives to Numbers: The Human Side of Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes Monitoring and Immunotherapy

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Mar2026

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    April - no seminar

    ATIC team members will be attending and presenting at the Immunology of Diabetes Society Congress.

    May - Disease-modifying effects of abatacept combined with nasal insulin immunotherapy: results of a randomised controlled trial

    Seminar 31 – Thursday the 28th of May

    Speaker: Professor John Wentworth

    Topic: Disease-modifying effects of abatacept combined with nasal insulin immunotherapy: results of a randomised controlled trial

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Teams webinar – register now

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_28May2026

    Seminar recording: Recording available by request

    June - Novel approaches to metabolic control in diabetes: Multianalyte Sensing and Gene Therapy

    Seminar 32 – Friday the 26th of June

    Speaker: Professor David O’Neal

    Topic: Novel approaches to metabolic control in diabetes: Multianalyte Sensing and Gene Therapy

    Time: 1pm – 2pm AEST

    Location: Teams – register now

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_June2026

     

    July - Using Immunogenomics to unravel the drivers of progression in T1D: the path to prevention and cure?

    Seminar 33 – Thursday the 30th of July

    Speaker: Professor Simon Barry

    Topic: Using Immunogenomics to unravel the drivers of progression in T1D: the path to prevention and cure?

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Teams – register here

    Seminar flyer: 20260731 ATIC seminar_flyer_July2026

    Seminar recording: Not available for this seminar

    August - No seminar

    ATIC team members will be attending and presenting at the Australasian Diabetes Congress (ADC).

    September - Postponed

    Due to unforeseen circumstances, September’s Beyond Insulin seminar with Professor Jenny Gunton will be postponed until early 2026.

    Seminar 34 – Thursday the 24th of September

    Speaker: Professor Jenny Gunton

    Topic: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Diabetes

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Teams-register here

    Seminar flyer: ATIC Seminar Flyer September2026

    Seminar recording: To be uploaded within two weeks following event

    October - TBC

    Seminar 35 – Friday the 23rd of October

    Speaker: TBC

    Topic: TBC

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Teams

    Seminar flyer: Coming soon…

    Seminar recording: To be uploaded within two weeks following event

    November - TBC

    Seminar 36 – Thursday the 26th of November

    Speaker: TBC

    Topic: TBC

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Teams

    Seminar flyer: Coming soon…

    Seminar recording: To be uploaded within two weeks following event

2025

  • February - Composite Scores to Track Beta Cell Function - Lessons from Islet Cell Transplantation

    Seminar 22 – Friday the 28th of February

    Speaker: Professor Peter Senior

    Topic: Composite Scores to Track Beta Cell Function – Lessons from Islet Cell Transplantation

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Feb2025

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    March - Microbiota orchestrate protective and damaging T cell responses

    Seminar 23 – Thursday the 27th of March

    Speaker: Professor Sammy Bedoui

    Topic: Microbiota orchestrate protective and damaging T cell responses

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Mar2025

    Seminar recording: Recording available by request

    April - no seminar
    There will be no Beyond Insulin seminar in April, in observance of Anzac day.
    May - TEDDY study / scRNA/TCR sequencing of recent-onset T1D children

    Seminar 24 – Thursday the 22nd of May

    Speaker: Jia Yi Hee / Gayathri M

    Topic: TEDDY study / scRNA/TCR sequencing of recent-onset T1D children

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_May2025

    Seminar recording: The session will not be recorded

    June - Overview of the regulatory process for approval of new Medicines by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia

    Seminar 25 – Friday the 27th of June

    Speaker: Helen Critchley

    Topic: Overview of the regulatory process for approval of new Medicines by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Jun2025

    Seminar recording: Recording available by request

    July - Breakthrough T1D Research Strategy and Clinical Trial Pipeline

    Seminar 26 – Thursday the 24th of July

    Speaker: Joshua Vieth

    Topic: Breakthrough T1D Research Strategy and Clinical Trial Pipeline

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Jul2025

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    August - No seminar

    ATIC team members will be attending and presenting at the Australasian Diabetes Congress (ADC).

    September - No seminar

    Speaker unavailable

    October - CiPSC transplantation for Regenerative Medicine: from line generation to clinical testing

    Seminar 27 – Friday the 24th of October

    Speaker: Professor Hongkui Deng

    Topic: CiPSC (chemically-induced stem cell-derived islets) transplantation for Regenerative Medicine: from line generation to clinical testing

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Oct2025

    Seminar recording: Recording available by request

    November - Pig Islet Xenotransplantation to Cure T1D

    Seminar 28 – Thursday the 27th of November

    Speaker: Professor Peter Cowan

    Topic: Pig Islet Xenotransplantation to Cure T1D

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Nov2025

    Seminar recording: This session will not be recorded

2024

  • February - Using Type 1 Diabetes Genetic Risk Scores for Prediction and Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes

    Seminar 13 – Friday the 23rd of February

    Speaker: Dr Maria Redondo

    Topic: Using Type 1 Diabetes Genetic Risk Scores for Prediction and Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar flyer Feb2024

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    March - Lessons from a failed coeliac disease trial: a new way forwards?

    Seminar 14 – Thursday the 28th of March

    Speaker: Associate Professor Jason Tye-Din

    Topic:Lessons from a failed coeliac disease trial: a new way forwards?

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar flyer Mar2024

    Seminar recording: This session will not be recorded

    April - PANDA (Pan autoantibody negative diabetes in adults) study

    Seminar 15 – Friday the 26th of April

    Speaker: Dr Shivani Patel

    Topic: PANDA (Pan autoantibody negative diabetes in adults) study

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Apr2024

    Seminar recording: Recording available by request

    May - Psychosocial and behavioural outcomes in diabetes trials

    Seminar 16 – Thursday the 23rd of May

    Speaker: Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott

    Topic: Psychosocial and behavioural outcomes in diabetes trials

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_May2024

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    June - Clinical translation of antigen-specific immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes – from discovery to clinical trials

    Seminar 17 – Friday the 28th of June

    Speaker: Professor Ranjeny Thomas

    Topic: Clinical translation of antigen-specific immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes – from discovery to clinical trials

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_June2024

    Seminar recording: Recording available upon request

    July - Making a National Screening Program for Type 1 Diabetes a Reality in Australia: Progress and Plans

    Seminar 18 – Thursday the 25th of July

    Speaker: Dr Kirstine Bell

    Topic: Making a National Screening Program for Type 1 Diabetes a Reality in Australia: Progress and Plans

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_July2024

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    September - Development and deployment of agglutination-PCR testing for islet autoantibodies

    Seminar 19 – Thursday the 26th of September

    Speaker: Professor John Wentworth

    Topic: Development and deployment of agglutination-PCR testing for islet autoantibodies

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Sep2024

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    October - Antigen-specific Tregs to treat autoimmune diseases

    Seminar 20 – Friday the 25th of October

    Speaker: Associate Professor Joshua Ooi

    Topic: Antigen-specific Tregs to treat autoimmune diseases

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Oct2024

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    November - Clues to how T cell tolerance prevents T1D progression revelated through clinical trials

    Seminar 21 – Thursday the 21st of November

    Speaker: Dr Alice Long

    Topic: Clues to how T cell tolerance prevents T1D progression revelated through clinical trials

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Nov2024

    Seminar recording: Click to view

2023

  • February - Baricitinib in Alopecia

    Seminar 5 – Friday the 24th of February

    Speaker: Professor Rodney Sinclair

    Topic: Baricitinib in Alopecia

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Feb2023

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    March - Continuous glucose monitoring in children at risk of type 1 diabetes

    Seminar 6 – Thursday the 23rd of March

    Speaker: Dr Aveni Haynes and Professor Yvonne Zurynski

    Topic:

    Continuous glucose monitoring in children at risk of type 1 diabetes (Dr Aveni Haynes)

    AND

    Making lasting practice improvements whilst looking through an implementation science lens (Professor Yvonne Zurynski)

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer:

    ATIC seminar_flyer_Mar2023 (Dr Aveni Haynes)

    ATIC seminar_flyer_Mar2023(2) (Professor Yvonne Zurynski)

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    April - Viral aetiology of type 1 diabetes: Strong rationale for antiviral vaccines

    Seminar 7 – Friday the 28th of April

    Speaker: Dr Ki Wook Kim

    Topic: Viral aetiology of type 1 diabetes: Strong rationale for antiviral vaccines

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Apr2023

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    June - Using simulation models to estimate long-term health outcomes and health services costs in type 1 diabetes

    Seminar 8 – Friday the 23rd of June

    Speaker: Dr An Duy Tran

    Topic: Using simulation models to estimate long-term health outcomes and health services costs in type 1 diabetes

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Jun2023

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    July - Role of the gut microbiota in T1D

    Seminar 9 – Thursday the 27th of July

    Speaker: Associate Professor Emma Hamilton- Williams

    Topic: Role of the gut microbiota in T1D

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Jul2023

    Seminar recording: Session not recorded

    September - Who killed my beta cells and why did they do it?

    Seminar 10 – Thursday the 21st of September

    Speaker: Associate Professor Stuart Mannering

    Topic: Who killed my beta cells and why did they do it?

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Sep2023

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    October - Checkpoint inhibitor related autoimmune diabetes: from bench to bedside

    Seminar 11 – Friday the 27th of October

    Speaker: Dr Linda Wu

    Topic: Checkpoint inhibitor related autoimmune diabetes: from bench to bedside

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Oct2023

    Seminar recording: this session was not recorded

    November - CD47 - more than just a receptor on islets

    Seminar 12 – Thursday the 23rd of November

    Speaker: Professor Natasha Rogers

    Topic: CD47 – more than just a receptor on islets

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Nov2023

    Seminar recording: Click to view

2022

  • November - Pro insulin autoimmunity

    Seminar 4 – Thursday the 24th of November

    Speaker: Dr Kriti Joshi, Diamantina Institute University of Queensland

    Topic: Recreating islet autoimmunity in vitro using stem cell technology

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Nov2022

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    August - Immune therapy for type 1 diabetes: A rheumatology perspective

    Seminar 1 – Friday the 26th of August 2022

    Speaker: Dr Andrew Foote, Head of Rheumatology, Northern Hospital (Melbourne)

    Topic: Immune therapy for type 1 diabetes: A rheumatology perspective

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Aug2022-3

    Seminar recording: Click to view

    September - Autoimmune Diabetes and T-cell Exhaustion

    Seminar 2 – Thursday the 29th of September

    Speaker: Dr Bala Krishnamurthy, St Vincent’s Institute Melbourne

    Topic: Harnessing T cell exhaustion to treat autoimmune disease

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Sep2022

    Seminar recording: Recording unavailable

    October - Benchmarking cells for beta cell replacement therapies

    Seminar 3 – Friday the 28th of October

    Speaker: Dr Jacqui Schiesser, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)

    Topic: Benchmarking cells for beta cell replacement therapies

    Time: 1pm – 2pm

    Location: Zoom

    Seminar flyer: ATIC seminar_flyer_Oct2022

    Seminar recording: Click to view

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