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Rollover! Good IRA. The IRA charitable rollover is back again!  You can direct gifts to the Diabetes Research Institute and take advantage of the 2014 extension of this popular charitable giving opportunity. What Are The Benefits? •Donors can...

Pioneering technology will help overcome the limited supply of insulin-producing cells Drs. Camillo Ricordi, Cherie Stabler, and Ashutosh Agarwal have received a $4.9 million NIH grant to further understanding of pancreatic islet cells with the goal of developing an...

"Diabetes is a global health threat that continues to grow – but we are confident that together we can defeat this disease once and for all." -- Camillo Ricordi, M.D.    Director, Diabetes Research Institute In recognition of World Diabetes Day 2014, we are pleased to...

New York, NY (October 15, 2014) – The Real Estate Division of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation will host the annual Empire Ball at the Grand Hyatt in New York City on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. The fundraiser, supported by the New York real estate...

Real Estate power couple Betsy and Shawn Elliott of Woodbury to be honored ST. JOHN Jericho, NY (October 15, 2014) – For 16 years, the annual Fall Into Fashion Luncheon and Fashion Show has fostered lasting friendships and attracted mothers of children with type 1...

Jericho, NY (October 7, 2014) – The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation is pleased to announce that Bruce A. Siegel of New York, NY, has been elected to serve on its National Board of Directors.  He also serves as co-chairman of the organization’s...

New York, NY (October 7, 2014) – The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation is pleased to announce that Marc S. Goldfarb of Short Hills, NJ, has been elected to serve on its National Board of Directors.  He also serves as co-chairman of the organization’s Northeast...

To honor the memories of his family, Dr. Petit asks everyone to “help a neighbor, fight for a cause, and love your family” to make the world a little bit better place to live. (October 7, 2014) – The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) Foundation has recently been...

NEW YORK, NY (October 6, 2014) – The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) announced the appointment of Barbara Tavrow as senior vice president.  A veteran nonprofit professional with more than 25 years of experience in major gifts fundraising...

Exotic Car Show in Glen Cove will Benefit the Diabetes Research Institute Jericho, NY (September 2, 2014) – Known for her love of exotic cars, sophisticated leather fashions and a penchant for giving back, part-time Long Islander Joanne Del Prete-Rosten can often be...

The pilot clinical trial will test the omentum, an apron-like lining covering abdominal organs, as a possible site for a DRI BioHub. In 2013, the Diabetes Research Institute and Foundation announced the next step in its approach to discover a biological cure by...

The ability to stop the immune system from attacking pancreatic islet cells is critical for restoring natural insulin production and reaching a biological cure for diabetes. Thanks to recent grants awarded by The Iacocca Foundation, two of the DRI's scientists who are...

Researchers believe that the novel approach offers major advantages over traditional encapsulation strategies Scientists at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) in Miami together with collaborators at the Ècole Polytechnique Fèdèrale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland...

On June 30, 2014, the National Institutes of Health announced the appointment of nine individuals to the NIH Council of Councils, among them Norma Sue Kenyon, Ph.D., the Martin Kleiman Professor of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, and Biomedical Engineering,...

(July 2014) -- Florida Region Board member Crystal Blaylock Sanchez wears many hats—head of a family-owned business and a major, annual fundraising event, plus mother to two boys, Cameron and Matthew. Possibly the most important and challenging job she handles is...

With over 25 years of experience in wealth management, Rick Tonkinson understands planned giving. He is the president of Tonkinson Financial, a family business that provides a common-sense, realistic and encouraging approach to the financial issues of his clients, who...

Ticket proceeds will benefit the cure-focused work of the DRI (June 19, 2014) - A singer, actress, dancer, and all-around entertainer, Bonnie Sher does it all – and all while living with type 1 diabetes, a chronic and devastating disease that affects approximately 1.5...

LAS VEGAS—(May 15, 2014)— Jay S. Skyler, M.D., M.A.C.P., received the Distinction in Endocrinology Award at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 23rd Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress in Las Vegas on May 15, 2014.The Distinction in...

New York, NY (April 24, 2014) – Building on the momentum and stellar reputation of eight successful years, the 9th annual D.R.E.a.M.S. in the City event, benefitting the cure-focused work of the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), will once again bring together some of...

Annual black-tie benefit raises funds for the cure-focused Diabetes Research Institute Jericho, NY (April 21, 2014)- The Crystal Ball, which attracts Long Island’s most generous business and philanthropic leaders, is shining a spotlight this year on two prominent...

(March 10, 2014) – Twenty leading chefs from South Florida and beyond will leave their comfy confines as they get Out of the Kitchen, performing their craft tableside during this unique culinary experience, benefiting the cure-focused work of the Diabetes Research...

Miami, FL - February 27, 2014 -- Scientists at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine together with their collaborators at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet have uncovered new mechanisms of the immune system that...

The Biggest Loser RunWalk and The Biggest Loser Resorts Will Sponsor 5K Race at Annual Event Which Raises Funds for Diabetes ResearchInstitute February 11, 2014 - Miami, Florida: The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation has once again teamed up with Walgreens, the...

Dr. Juan Dominguez-Bendala and his team have demonstrated the importance of oxygen for differentiating stem cells into fuctional beta cells. Scientists at the Diabetes Research Institute have shown for the first time that human embryonic stem cells can be turned into,...

Miami, FL (January 16, 2014) – NBA All-Star Ray Allen and his wife, Shannon, have teamed up with South Florida philanthropists Andria and Javier Holtz and their families to co-chair the Ray Allen Golf Classic and Ray of Hope...

Dr. Ricordi with Harold and Kelly Doran Leading with vision and passionate commitment, Camillo Ricordi, M.D., director of the Diabetes Research Institute, has devoted his life’s work toward finding a cure for diabetes.  Acknowledged by his peers as one of...

When your child articulates anger about diabetes, a good response might be, “Tell me more.”  Be thankful that he/she is able to express that emotion to you, rather than bottle it up inside. Parents of the PEP Squad are on Facebook at all hours of the day and night...

(January 13, 2014) – The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF), the nonprofit organization whose sole mission is to support the cure-focused work of the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is pleased to announce...