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Standing Behind “The Stache”: NBA’s Adam Morrison

Standing Behind “The Stache”: NBA’s Adam Morrison

At the 2006 NBA Draft, Adam dons his new team cap as his parents, Wanda and John Morrison, stand proudly by him. Miami, FL (November 2006) -- Wanda and John Morrison have mastered the art of teamwork. It’s apparent in conversation as each finishes the other’s last...

Cherie Stabler, Ph.D., to Head DRI Tissue Engineering Lab

Cherie Stabler, Ph.D., to Head DRI Tissue Engineering Lab

Cherie Stabler, Ph.D., comes to the DRI from Emory University School of Medicine. Hollywood, FL (November 2006) -- The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) is pleased to welcome Cherie Stabler, Ph.D., as Director of the Tissue Engineering Lab. Dr. Stabler comes to Miami...

Boston’s M. Steinert & Sons Hosts “Four Hands for a Cure”

Boston’s M. Steinert & Sons Hosts “Four Hands for a Cure”

Prodigy Jason Kram Yeager performing at his grandparents home in 2003. Boston, MA (July 2006) -- Two young pianists/composers will use their extraordinary talents to help find a cure for diabetes, a disease that struck one of them seven years ago. On the evening of...

Camillo Ricordi Recieves Transplant Award

Camillo Ricordi Recieves Transplant Award

Miami, FL (July, 2006) -- Camillo Ricordi, M.D., scientific director and chief academic officer of the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami, will receive The Transplantation Society – Roche Award for Outstanding Achievement in Transplantation...

Global DRI Federation Created to Cure Diabetes

Global DRI Federation Created to Cure Diabetes

by Giacomo Lanzoni, PhD COVID-19: are we out of the woods? Since the end of 2019, COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. Even today, with vaccines and novel treatments, this disease poses a huge threat to global public health. Two years into the pandemic, this...

Camillo Ricordi Receives Prestigious International Award

Camillo Ricordi Receives Prestigious International Award

Dr. Camillo Ricordi, the 2006 Lois Pope LIFE International Award recipient. Miami, FL (March, 2006) - Camillo Ricordi, M.D., received the 2006 Lois Pope LIFE International Research Award on Tuesday, March 7, during a special ceremony at the University of Miami Leonard...

Researchers Find Islet Cell Transplantation Improves Quality of Life

Researchers Find Islet Cell Transplantation Improves Quality of Life

Miami, FL (January 9, 2006) -- Patients with type 1 diabetes who undergo an islet cell transplant experience an improved quality of life even though they have to take harsh anti-rejection drugs, according to a study just published in the American Journal of...

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