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New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

Miami, FL (October 18, 2005) -- A generous gift from Dee and Bill Brehm of McLean, Virginia, has enabled the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) to establish a “virtual laboratory,” linking scientists at multiple centers and further accelerating the global effort to...

DRI Investigators Identify Cells Central to Self-Tolerance

DRI Investigators Identify Cells Central to Self-Tolerance

DRI research team working on the self-tolerance study. Miami, FL (August, 2005) -- Dr. Alberto Pugliese, head of the Diabetes Research Institute's immunogenetics program, and his team have reported the results of a new study, which could lead to a better understanding...

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

Furniture Manufacturers Make Largest Charitable Gift to DRI

Miami, FL (July 26, 2005) -- The Florida Association of Furniture Manufacturers (FAFM) has granted its largest charitable gift, to date, to the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. The $25,000 donation, presented at the...

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

Study Finds Inhaled Insulin Effective in Type 1 Diabetes

Miami, FL (June 27, 2005) -- Scientists at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine have announced that inhaled insulin works just as well at controlling blood sugar levels as injected insulin, suggesting that daily pre-meal insulin injections may...

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

Workshop Helps Scientists Determine Health, Quality of Islet Cells

Miami, FL (June 2005) -- Dedicated to making islet transplantation a clinical reality for those with diabetes, the DRI recently hosted a two-day workshop focusing on the new methods used to test the quality of islet cells prior to infusion into patients. Attended by...

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

Researchers Identify Key Immune Target in Type 1 Diabetes

Miami, FL (May 11, 2005) -- Diabetes researchers announced today that they have clearly identified a portion of the insulin molecule as an immune target in the development of type 1 diabetes. This landmark finding is a result of collaborations between scientists at...

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

NCCI Holdings Contributes to a Cure for Diabetes

Boca Raton, FL (April, 2005) -- NCCI Holdings, Inc. has proven that social responsibility is alive and well in Boca Raton. In keeping with their corporate mission, the company instituted an organization-wide fundraising effort in support of the Diabetes Research...

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

Carole and Barry Kaye Host Dinner for Diabetes Research Institute

Boca Raton, FL (February, 2005) -- Boca Raton residents Carole and Barry Kaye are perhaps best known for the incomparable collection of miniatures they’ve amassed and donated to the Naples Museum of Art in Naples, Florida. While this philanthropic couple has enchanted...

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

UM School of Medicine Researcher Receives Prestigious Diabetes Funding

Miami, FL (February 2, 2004) -- Luca Inverardi, M.D., research professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology and co-director of the Cell Transplant Center at the Diabetes Research Institute at the UM School of Medicine, is just one of seven researchers nationwide...

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

New Officers to Lead DRI Foundation Board of Directors

Hollywood, FL (August, 2003) -- The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, the nonprofit organization whose sole mission is to support the cure-focused work of the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), recently announced the appointment of its board officers for the...

Naturally Occuring Protein Protects Human Islet Cells from Death

Naturally Occuring Protein Protects Human Islet Cells from Death

Cross section of human pancreatic islet stained with colored fluorescent probes for insulin (red), EPO receptor (green) and cell nuclei (blue) demonstrating for the first time that islets have EPO receptors. Miami, FL (August 27, 2003) -- Scientists from the Diabetes...

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

Dr. William J. and Deborah Rand Make $1 Million Gift to DRI Foundation

Hollywood, FL (June, 2003) -– The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF), the 501(c)(3) non-profit diabetes organization whose sole mission is to support the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami, has received a $1 million gift from...

New “Virtual Laboratory” Links Diabetes Researchers Worldwide

Carnival Cruise Lines Donates Cruise for DRI Foundation Event

Miami, FL (May, 2003) -– On the heels of bestowing a $20,000 grant to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, the 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami, Carnival...

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