{"id":34666,"date":"2018-05-02T17:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T11:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/?p=34666"},"modified":"2018-05-02T14:16:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T08:31:03","slug":"nepali-student-treatment-type-1-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techlekh.com.\/nepali-student-treatment-type-1-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepali Student Part of Discovery that May Improve Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shristi Shrestha, a Ph.D. student at The University of Alabama (UAH) in Huntsville, recently served as the first co-author of a paper, published in the journal \u201cCell Reports.\u201d Her study result\u00a0points to a new discovery in the type 1 diabetes and it might aid in improving the treatment of the disease, reports UAH News<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Shristi Shrestha. Image Courtesy: Michael Mercier | UAH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Backstory:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Shrestha initially had plans to focus on biomolecular aspects of medicinal plants however as she looked for other opportunities in biomolecular research she got to work as a graduate research assistant at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why it matters:<\/strong><\/h4>\n