Collin Weber MD
Overview
Dr. Weber's distinguished career includes seminal investigations and contributions to the field of diabetes research, including being among the first diabetes investigators to examine both cross-species islet transplantation and the protective encapsulation of transplanted islets. He also investigated the causes and functional characteristics of human parathyroid tumors by examining their secreted products, including neuropeptides and cytokines, and analyzing their replication.
Dr. Weber directed the Elizabeth Brooke Gottlich Diabetes Research and Islet Transplant Lab at Emory from 2000-2018, and received significant funding for his efforts to make islet transplantation a viable cure for patients with Type 1 diabetes and to increase the supply of donor islets.
As a physician, Dr. Weber specialized in endocrinology surgery, parathyroid surgery, and thyroid surgery.
Academic Appointment
Education
Degrees
- Cum Laude from Princeton University
- Doctor of Medical Science from Columbia University
- MD from College of Physicians & Surgeons Columbia University
- Valedictorian from Audubon High School
Research
Focus
- My long-term goal in pancreatic islet transplantaion is to develop techniques for safe and durable islet cell replacement for patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. This research has concentrated on the use of xenogeneic tissues as sources of donor islets and microencapsulation plus selective immune modulation of hosts as the means to accomplish cross-species islet graft survival. A second focus of my research is cause(s) of human parathyroid tumors and their functional characteristics.
Publications
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Parallel Evaluation of Polyethylene Glycol Conformal Coating and Alginate Microencapsulation as Immunoisolation Strategies for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol Volume: 10 Page(s): 886483
01/01/2022 Authors: De Toni T; Stock AA; Devaux F; Gonzalez GC; Nunez K; Rubanich JC; Safley SA; Weber CJ; Ziebarth NM; Buchwald P -
Environmental chemicals and metabolic disruption in primary and secondary human parathyroid tumors.
Surgery Volume: 169 Page(s): 102 - 108
01/01/2021 Authors: Hu X; Saunders N; Safley S; Smith MR; Liang Y; Tran V; Sharma J; Jones DP; Weber CJ -
Noninvasive Fluorine-19 Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry Measurement of the Partial Pressure of Oxygen in Acellular Perfluorochemical-loaded Alginate Microcapsules Implanted in the Peritoneal Cavity of Nonhuman Primates.
Transplantation Volume: 104 Page(s): 259 - 269
02/01/2020 Authors: Safley SA; Graham ML; Weegman BP; Einstein SA; Barber GF; Janecek JJ; Mutch LA; Singh A; Ramachandran S; Garwood M -
Microencapsulated adult porcine islets transplanted intraperitoneally in streptozotocin-diabetic non-human primates.
Xenotransplantation Volume: 25 Page(s): e12450
11/01/2018 Authors: Safley SA; Kenyon NS; Berman DM; Barber GF; Willman M; Duncanson S; Iwakoshi N; Holdcraft R; Gazda L; Thompson P -
Adaptation of the Broselow Tape: Approximation of Pediatric Morphometry for Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta
Volume: 227 Page(s): E182 - E182
10/01/2018 Authors: Liu JY; Saunders ND; Weber CJ; Sharma J; Patel SG -
Are preoperative sestamibi scans useful for identifying ectopic parathyroid glands in patients with expected multigland parathyroid disease? Discussion
SURGERY Volume: 163 Page(s): 40 - 41
01/01/2018 Authors: Weber CJ; Karipineni F; Sippel RS; Schneider DF; Quan YD -
Discussion
SURGERY Volume: 163 Page(s): 20 - 21
01/01/2018 Authors: Mazeh H; Zheng F; Milas M; Weber CJ; Wilhelm S; Yeh M -
Polyclonal origin of parathyroid tumors is common and is associated with multiple gland disease in primary hyperparathyroidism
SURGERY Volume: 163 Page(s): 13 - 14
01/01/2018 Authors: Parangi S; Olson JA; Sippel RS; Duh QY; Milas M; Weber CJ -
Thyroid-Cancer Specific Mortality More Strongly Predicted by Tumor Staging and Extent of Node Dissection than Lymph Node Ratio
Volume: 225 Page(s): S75 - S75
10/01/2017 Authors: Philipp LR; Saunders ND; Patel SG; Weber CJ; Sharma J -
Mindbomb E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase-1 Proliferation in Parathyroid Carcinoma and Atypical Adenomas Is a Useful Adjunct to Identify Tumors with Aggressive Potential
Volume: 225 Page(s): S71 - S71
10/01/2017 Authors: Ramonell KM; Willis BC; Cohen C; Saunders ND; Weber CJ; Sharma J; Patel SG