# Fabriciova & Pavlinkova on Sex Differences in Diabetes Progression, Delgado-Corrales & Kim on Children with Islet Autoimmunity, plus "Sweet Talk" with Lora K. Heisler, recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/diabetesbio-6766527/fabriciova-pavlinkova-on-sex-differences-in-diabetes-progression-delgado-corrales-kim-on-children-with-islet-autoimmunity-plus-sweet-talk-with-lora-k-heisler-recipient-of-the-2018-outstanding-scientific-achievement-award Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/diabetesbio-6766527/fabriciova-pavlinkova-on-sex-differences-in-diabetes-progression-delgado-corrales-kim-on-children-with-islet-autoimmunity-plus-sweet-talk-with-lora-k-heisler-recipient-of-the-2018-outstanding-scientific-achievement-award.md Podcast: [DiabetesBio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/diabetesbio-6766527) Published: 2026-04-08T16:41:00+00:00 Episode link: https://diabetesbio.libsyn.com/ Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/3622f9f5-a489-40b0-ab91-d001af46e76d/DBIO_April_2026.mp3?dest-id=4272073 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/diabetesbio-6766527/episodes/fabriciova-pavlinkova-on-sex-differences-in-diabetes-progression-delgado-corrales-kim-on-children-with-islet-autoimmunity-plus-sweet-talk-with-lora-k-heisler-recipient-of-the-2018-outstanding-scientific-achievement-award Duration seconds: 5749 ## Resource Welcome to the April 2026 episode of DiabetesBio —the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes . In this episode of DiabetesBio , Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the April 2026 issue of Diabetes . 5:30 Our hosts speak with Valeria Fabriciova, a PhD student in the group of Gabriela Pavlinkova , PhD, DSc, laboratory head at the Institute of Biotechnology at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. They are co-authors of the article, "ISL1 Restricts Progenitor Programs and Promotes β-Cell Maturation, Revealing Sex Differences in Diabetes Progression," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0673 . 40:00 Next, Darleen is joined by Beatriz Delgado-Corrales, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Ki Wook Kim , PhD, senior lecturer and principal investigator at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. They are the authors of "Distinct Enterovirus Antigen Landscape in Children With Islet Autoimmunity," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0805 . 1:07:35 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," Kevin and Darleen speak with Lora K. Heisler , PhD, Chair in Human Nutrition and Head of the Obesity and Food Choice Division of the Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Dr. Heisler was also the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award from the American Diabetes Association for her work on harnessing brain circuits to improve type 2 diabetes. To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio , please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes . Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/diabetesbio-6766527/episodes/fabriciova-pavlinkova-on-sex-differences-in-diabetes-progression-delgado-corrales-kim-on-children-with-islet-autoimmunity-plus-sweet-talk-with-lora-k-heisler-recipient-of-the-2018-outstanding-scientific-achievement-award/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/diabetesbio-6766527/fabriciova-pavlinkova-on-sex-differences-in-diabetes-progression-delgado-corrales-kim-on-children-with-islet-autoimmunity-plus-sweet-talk-with-lora-k-heisler-recipient-of-the-2018-outstanding-scientific-achievement-award.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.