Roles
Associate Professor of Surgery
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Biography
Midhat H. Abdulreda, MS, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, and Ophthalmology at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. His lab is located at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) and his research focuses on the immunobiology of diabetes and islet transplantation. He has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since his postdoc training through the prestigious National Research Service Award (NRSA), and as independent investigator through a Career Development (K) Award and UC4, R56, and R21 awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Dr. Abdulreda’s multidisciplinary scientific training spans biology, physiology, biophysics, and immunology. Since joining the DRI, he developed the “living window” model – islet transplantation in the eye approach originally developed by Prof. Per-Olof Berggren – to study the pancreatic islet immunobiology in the living animal during diabetes development and after transplant. He has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications, several of which were featured as cover stories in high-impact journals.
Dr. Abdulreda is also recipient of many awards, including the Award of Academic Merit and Excellence of the University of Miami’s Graduate School, and the Medical Faculty Association (MFA)’s Best Research Award. Dr. Abdulreda’s research has caught the attention of many experts in the field of diabetes and islet transplantation. He has been invited to present his work at numerous national and international meetings. -
Education & Training
Education
Post Graduate Training
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Teaching Interests
As graduate faculty, Dr. Abdulreda has been teaching medical and graduate (PhD and MD/PhD) students. -
Research Interests
Dr. Abdulreda's research program is focused on the immunobiology of diabetes and islet transplant. He developed the eye model to study immune responses against pancreatic and transplanted islets in vivo and longitudinally. Dr. Abdulreda is also investigating the induction of immune tolerance to achieve long-term survival and function of transplanted islets without the need for continued immunosuppression.
Notably, Dr. Abdulreda’s work in collaboration with colleagues from the DRI and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI) has provided the foundation for an ongoing first-of-a-kind clinical trial investigating the safety and efficacy of islet transplant in the eye of select type 1 diabetes patients. -
Publications
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Professional Activities
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