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A man in a dark blazer and blue shirt, Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya, stands at a podium with a Lenovo monitor, gesturing while speaking to an audience. Behind him is a framed abstract artwork featuring green, yellow, and blue tones on a gray wall. An audience member is visible in the foreground, viewed from behind.

Executive Director of CAMI, Deepta Bhattacharya, is keynote speaker at the Breakthrough T1D Phoenix Community Summit held on March 11, 2026, about the past, present, and future of cures for Type 1 diabetes.

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A woman, Wendi Willock, is in a dark blue blazer and is standing at a podium introducing Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya. Behind her, a large projection screen displays a headshot of a man with text that includes the name of Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya of CAMI and references to advanced research. An audience of an unknown amount of people, shown from behind, listens to the presentation in an indoor venue with green wall panels and warm lighting.

Executive Director of CAMI, Deepta Bhattacharya, is keynote speaker at the Breakthrough T1D Phoenix Community Summit held on March 11, 2026, about the past, present, and future of cures for Type 1 diabetes.

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Side view of Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya in the front of the room standing at a podium giving his presentation.

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A male speaker, Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya, is in a dark blazer and blue shirt stands at a podium during Breakthrough T1D’s Phoenix Community Summit, speaking. A projection screen behind him displays 'Dr. Deepa Bhattacharya' with a headshot. An audience of an unknown number of people, shown from behind in the foreground, sits facing the speaker in a classroom setting with light wood furniture and teal walls.

Executive Director of CAMI, Deepta Bhattacharya, is keynote speaker at the Breakthrough T1D Phoenix Community Summit held on March 11, 2026, about the past, present, and future of cures for Type 1 diabetes.

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A man in a dark blazer and blue shirt, Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya, stands at a podium with a Lenovo monitor, gesturing while speaking to an audience. Behind him is a framed abstract artwork featuring green, yellow, and blue tones on a gray wall. An audience member is visible in the foreground, viewed from behind.

Executive Director of CAMI, Deepta Bhattacharya, is keynote speaker at the Breakthrough T1D Phoenix Community Summit held on March 11, 2026, about the past, present, and future of cures for Type 1 diabetes.

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Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya speaks at a wooden podium during Breakthrough T1D’s Phoenix Community Summit. He wears a dark blazer over a blue shirt and gestures while speaking. Behind him is a blue wall with abstract green artwork and a red exit sign. An empty bar stool sits to his right, and an information placard is visible in the foreground on the left.

Executive Director of CAMI, Deepta Bhattacharya, is keynote speaker at the Breakthrough T1D Phoenix Community Summit held on March 11, 2026, about the past, present, and future of cures for Type 1 diabetes.

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Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya speaks at a podium during a university presentation. He wears a dark blazer over a blue shirt and gestures while speaking. A Lenovo monitor is positioned on the podium in front of him. Behind him, abstract artwork with green, yellow, and blue tones is displayed on the wall. An audience member is visible in the foreground, shown from behind.

Executive Director of CAMI, Deepta Bhattacharya, is keynote speaker at the Breakthrough T1D Phoenix Community Summit held on March 11, 2026, about the past, present, and future of cures for Type 1 diabetes.

Breakthrough T1D

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All Day, March 11, 2026

The free Breakthrough T1D Community Summit is an educational and networking opportunity for all those impacted by type 1 diabetes (T1D). This spring, the Community Summit will bring our community together to learn about curative treatments for T1D, meet diabetes partners at the vendor fair, connect with others impacted by T1D, and more.

We’re pleased to announce our keynote speaker is Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD! Bhattacharya is the inaugural executive director of the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies and a professor in the Department of Immunobiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.

(Description of event taken from Breakthrough T1D's event page.)