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Improving outcomes for diabetic patients through research

“My research helps develop better treatment options for the 10 million Americans with diabetic foot ulcers who are at risk for a major lower extremity amputation,” says the 2022 Wylie Scholar, Tammy Nguyen, MD PhD. Tammy, a researcher at the University of Massachusetts, is studying cells from bone marrow of patients with amputated limbs or toes to improve wound healing in diabetic patients.