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Details for Professor Polly Bingley
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Polly Bingley |
| Job title | Professor of Diabetes |
| Department | Bristol Medical School (THS) University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | M.B., B.S., M.D. (Lond.), M.R.C.P., FRCP |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Diabetes UK European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) American Diabetes Association (ADA) Immunology of Diabetes Society |
| Keywords | type 1 diabetes diabetes prevention diabetes autoantibodies |
| Areas of expertise | My main research focus is the epidemiology, aetiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes and related autoimmune conditions, with a particular emphasis on the prediction and prevention of type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes. I have particular expertise in the application of autoantibodies to islet antigens in the prediction of type 1 diabetes, and have developed flexible strategies to identify individuals at high risk for development of type 1 diabetes. I have also been involved in international activities for the standardization of diabetes-related autoantibodies. I play a leading role in trials to prevent type 1 diabetes, and lead the UK participation in the multinational network of type 1 diabetes prevention trials (Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet). I also have expertise in clinical aspects of diabetes, particularly type 1 diabetes |