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Tax Changes: Will They Work or Won’t They?

Tax Changes: Will They Work or Won’t They?

Make the most of 2012...there's still time! One of the greatest areas of uncertainty facing American taxpayers is what will happen with the tax code. Here is a synopsis of how different—but plausible—scenarios could develop:• The current “Bush tax cuts” are...

Bioengineering Better Options for a Biological Cure

Bioengineering Better Options for a Biological Cure

The DRI's tissue and bioengineering teams are at the center of one of the most important initiatives underway at the Institute -- the development of a mini organ that mimics the native pancreas. December 12, 2012 -- Engineers design things. They apply their respective...

Family Teams Walk with Walgreens and the DRI

Family Teams Walk with Walgreens and the DRI

Create a family team like Team Jace... December 2012) -- We love Walgreens! And it’s not just because it’s our favorite neighborhood stop for prescriptions, photos and a whole lot more. It’s not simply that the company is a trusted partner of the DRI Foundation that,...

Santa Claus Can Pen a Personal Note to Your Child this Christmas

Santa Claus Can Pen a Personal Note to Your Child this Christmas

Jolly holiday fundraiser benefits Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Your child's letter from Santa Claus is stamped from the North Pole! Hollywood, FL (November 28, 2012) – Yes, Virginia (and Emma, and Maria, and Max, and Willie…), there is a Santa Claus. To...

DRI Pins its Personalities in Recognition of World Diabetes Day

DRI Pins its Personalities in Recognition of World Diabetes Day

The International Diabetes Federation called for supporters to help bring awareness to the blue circle, the universal symbol for diabetes. The Diabetes Research Institute and Foundation want to engage with the millions of people worldwide who will commemorate...

DRI Awarded $4.6 Million to Take Islet Transplantation to Next Level

DRI Awarded $4.6 Million to Take Islet Transplantation to Next Level

JDRF and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust provide three-year grant (August 16, 2012) -- Camillo Ricordi, M.D., and collaborators at the Diabetes Research Institute have received a $4.6 million grant from two medical research foundations to...

DRI Awarded Several Grants to Further Cure-Focused Research

DRI Awarded Several Grants to Further Cure-Focused Research

Dr. Norma Kenyon and her team will be investigating a new technology to advance the use of pig islets as an alternative cell source. We’re pleased to announce that the Diabetes Research Institute has been awarded a number of peer-reviewed grants to further our...

NYChessKids Support the Diabetes Research Institute

NYChessKids Support the Diabetes Research Institute

NewYorkChessKids in action New York, NY (June 22, 2012) -- NYChessKids (NYCK), a teaching institution that provides classes, tournaments, and summer camp programs to help children develop chess-playing skills, held a special tournament in New York City on Sunday, May...

DRI and Foundation Give Thanks to Magnolia Intermediate School Students

DRI and Foundation Give Thanks to Magnolia Intermediate School Students

https://youtu.be/QYPQsRQneJw The English class team created a "poetry in motion" video about the Diabetes Research Institute, above, and the organization responded in kind with its own message of thanks, below Hollywood, FL - June 7, 2012 -- A group of seventh graders...

DRI and Partners Explore New Initiatives, Aim to Fast-Track Findings

DRI and Partners Explore New Initiatives, Aim to Fast-Track Findings

DRI's Dr. Luca Inverardi (left) and Camillo Ricordi (right) with Dr. Bart Roep from Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands. Scientific collaboration has always been a hallmark of the Diabetes Research Institute, where an open-door philosophy and willingness to...

Brenda Novak’s Online Auction for Diabetes Research Sets More Records

Brenda Novak’s Online Auction for Diabetes Research Sets More Records

Thousands support the bestselling author and the Diabetes Research Institute Driven and focused, this mother of five won't rest until she finds a cure for her son with diabetes. Hollywood, FL (June 6, 2012) – The suspense is over! Not for fans of her novels, but for...

“Don’t Do Nothing” This Summer

“Don’t Do Nothing” This Summer

Julia Gardner is our featured Humaniteen of the summer!  Summer is upon us! To most families, that means summer camp, vacation plans, beach days and much-needed relaxation. And yes, you absolutely do deserve a break!  But have you thought about organizing your...

Pre-Transplant Drug Regimen Promotes Long-Term Insulin Independence

Pre-Transplant Drug Regimen Promotes Long-Term Insulin Independence

DRI Director of Clinical Islet Transplantation Dr. Rodolfo Alejandro (right) and the clinical cell transplant team together with collaborators Dr. Bernhard Hering and his team at the University of Minnesota have shown that long-term insulin independence can be...

DRIF’s Tom Karlya Graces Diabetes Health Cover

DRIF’s Tom Karlya Graces Diabetes Health Cover

Tom Karlya explains his mantra, "Just Don't Do Nothing" and more in the cover story for Diabetes Health magazine. May 3, 2012 (Hollywood, FL) - Tom Karlya is a vice president of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation and has been connected to the...

Eljamal and FuelCo Raise $20,000 for the DRI in Just Six Weeks

Eljamal and FuelCo Raise $20,000 for the DRI in Just Six Weeks

Crystal Blaylock Sanchez (center), president of Blaylock Oil Company; and Sammy Mussa Eljamal (far right), president of Wholesale Fuels, present a check for $20,000 to the Diabetes Research Institute’s vice president, Tom Karlya (3rd from the left in the back), to...

Crystal Bowersox to Perform at the Walk with Walgreens, Benefiting DRI

Crystal Bowersox to Perform at the Walk with Walgreens, Benefiting DRI

American Idol Finalist Crystal Bowersox Hollywood, FL (March 16, 2012) – Hope, health and harmony will combine at the second Walk with Walgreens Family Fun Day and Health Fair, where singer/songwriter Crystal Bowersox will give an acoustic performance, presented by...

DRIF Takes Lead Role in University of Miami Momentum2 Campaign

DRIF Takes Lead Role in University of Miami Momentum2 Campaign

$100 Million Gift Kicks Off $1.6 Billion Drive Miami, FL, February 17, 2012 - Accelerating its longstanding commitment to cure diabetes, the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation is making the lead gift of $100 million to Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the...

Saks Fifth Avenue Bal Harbour Forms Partnership with the DRIF

Saks Fifth Avenue Bal Harbour Forms Partnership with the DRIF

Saks Fifth Avenue forms local partnerships nationwide Bal Harbour – January 30, 2012 — This February, Saks Fifth Avenue will give 5% of all registered purchases made with a Saks Fifth Avenue credit card back to charity.  The donations will benefit certain local...

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