OneGuild Impact

Celebrating Innovation

Meet the 2024 Peter Sheehan Young Innovators
in Tissue Regeneration
& Limb Preservation

Highlighting discoveries and ideas transforming tissue regeneration and limb preservation in diabetes care worldwide.

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About this Issue

We are pleased to share the inaugural edition of OneGuild Impact — our new platform for connecting you to OneGuild’s mission, milestones, and the people advancing innovation in diabetes care, limb preservation, and regenerative science.

Each edition spotlights the initiatives, collaborations, and discoveries driving our shared commitment to transform care and preserve dignity — together.

Spotlight:
2024 Peter Sheehan
Young Innovator Awardees

The Peter Sheehan Young Innovator Award celebrates early-career scientists driving progress in tissue regeneration and diabetic limb preservation.

In its 2024 cycle, the award recognized five exceptional innovators whose work is redefining the future of regenerative care.

We are grateful to the Integra Foundation for their continued grant support of the Peter Sheehan Young Innovator Award — helping us celebrate and empower the next generation of innovators.

🏆 Winner

Yen-Zhen Lu, PhD
Monash University, Australia

Research: Leveraging the immune–sensory neuron axis to enhance diabetic and neuropathic tissue repair
— exploring how neuro-immune pathways can accelerate healing and restore function in chronic wounds.

Learn more 🎥 Watch her short video summary

Meet Our Finalists

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Each of our 2024 finalists demonstrated bold thinking and exceptional dedication to advancing regenerative science and limb preservation.

We proudly recognize their research and contributions to the future of diabetes care.

Veronica Uribe Echevarria Zubizarreta, PhD

NYU Langone Health

Research: Stem cell potential to improve wound healing and regenerative capacities of hindlimb in diabetic patients

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Rachel M. Kratofil, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

Research: A monocyte–leptin–angiogenesis pathway critical for repair post-infection

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Shailesh Agarwal, MD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Research: Prevention of graft rejection through autonomous regulatory T-cell recruitment

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Ramesh Nimma, PhD

NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine, New York

Research: Blockade of the RAGE-DIAPH1 interaction by RAGE229 is a novel therapeutic strategy for hind limb ischemia in diabetic mice

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Discover the Story Behind the Peter Sheehan Young Innovator Award →

Together, these innovators are shaping the next frontier of regenerative science.

Stay Tuned
The 2025 finalists will compete this month.
Results will be announced in our next edition.
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Read More on Perspectives

OneGuild Perspectives brings together scientific voices and real-world insights from across the diabetes innovation ecosystem — highlighting discoveries advancing regenerative medicine and limb preservation worldwide.

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Looking Ahead

The 2025 Peter Sheehan Young Innovator Award competition is now underway.

Finalists will present their research this month — advancing new frontiers in regenerative science.

Stay tuned for results and highlights in our next edition.

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