Aileen King

Here’s the team during our monthly SMF project meeting - catching up on research updates, planning follow-ups, strengthening PPI involvement, and exploring new ways to improve the project.

And of course… fuelled by Rosie's homemade cinnamon rolls. A productive meeting and a delicious one! ✨

On #WorldDiabetesDay, we celebrate the strength of everyone living with Type 1 diabetes. At King’s College London, the Steve Morgan Foundation Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge is powering research that fuels hope and drives real change. 💙

✨ Welcome Ryea Arora, our newest Research Technician! ✨
MSc Pharmacology (with Professional Placement) from King’s College London. Loves reading, baking, travelling, and was a barista during uni! ☕📚✈️🍰

#KCLT1DiabetesGrandChallenge #NewTeamMember #WomenInSTEM #ResearchTechnician #WelcomeToTheTeam

✨Diwali at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social ! ✨
Our team celebrated the festival of lights together. Big thanks to Adya for leading the celebration, sharing Diwali’s story, and treating us to vada pav, paneer tikka, samosas & coconut barfi! 🪔💛
#Diwali #TeamCulture #DiversityAndInclusion

🌟 Research Spotlight 🌟
Meet @aileenking.bsky.social – Head of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at KCL & global leader in islet transplantation. Inspiring teacher, pioneering diabetes researcher, and all-round force of nature. Also skis, runs & kitesurfs!

#T1D #STEM #KCLResearch

@aileenking.bsky.social gave a tandem talk with Patrick McDonald at the DDEA Summer School (25–28 Aug), while Jana won a poster prize!

They enjoyed the sessions, early swims, great food & networking with fellow PhD researchers in diabetes & endocrinology.

#Diabetes #Endocrinology #Research

Loving that last photo @tzuwenhong.bsky.social

Beautiful evening in Skåne. @kcltype1diabetes.bsky.social @eisg2025.bsky.social

At @eisg2025.bsky.social in Sweden — loving the science, the chats, and the new ideas! @williambw.bsky.social showcasing some of our team’s ongoing research.
If you’re here too, come say hi! Excited to learn, share, and connect with brilliant minds in islet biology!

#eisg2025 #kclt1grandchallenge

From islets to football tactics!
@aileenking.bsky.social, Head of Pharmacology & PI of our research project, delivered a hilarious, heartfelt inaugural lecture—capturing her journey in diabetes research with wit, wisdom & science.
#InauguralLecture #DiabetesResearch #T1D #kclt1grandchallenge

I had a lovely evening celebrating my inaugural lecture with friends, family and colleagues. I am so privileged to be surrounded by brilliant colleagues.

Delighted that our Grand Challenge BlueSky account has been launched! And we start by wishing Will all the luck in the half marathon he is running for Diabetes UK! Please consider sponsoring him if you are able.