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Teenagers share dream to find a cure for one of them and millions more with diabetes Jake and Michael Carrion Jericho, NY (December 14, 2015) – More than their common birthdays link 17-year-old twins Jake and Michael Carrion from Jericho, NY.  Together, they...

Miami, FL -- December 3, 2015 -- The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) will serve as the host institution for the 2015 Annual Investigator meeting of the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) Consortium of Human Islet Biomimetics (CHIB) on Friday, December 4th, 2015....

New Technique may Increase Limited Supply Available for Transplant in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Using BMP-7, the research team induced islet-like clusters from the exocrine cells as shown by several markers, including insulin expression (green, top left) and ...

Miami, FL – November 17, 2015 – Scientists from around the world working within the multi-disciplinary fields of cell and organ transplantation are convening in Melbourne, Australia, this week for the 2015 Joint Congress of the IPITA (International Pancreas and Islet...

"All of us here at the Diabetes Research Institute are working to discover a biological cure – so we can Halt the Diabetes Epidemic that causes too much pain and suffering."  -- Camillo Ricordi, M.D.    Director, Diabetes Research Institute In recognition of World...

New Findings Support the Use of IL-2 Therapy in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes  New Findings Support the Use of IL-2 Therapy in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes  Dr. Alberto Pugliese, professor of medicine, immunology and microbiology and head of the DRI’s Immunogenetics...

Bob Dooley (October 2015) Bob Dooley is no stranger to the Diabetes Research Institute, having been a supporter since 1979. His interest was motivated by his son Robert’s diagnosis 49 years ago, before they moved to Florida. When he found an endocrinologist to treat...

Article provided by: Peter J. Klein, CFA®, CRPS®, managing director, partner at Klein Wealth Management, a team of investment professionals registered with HighTower Securities, LLC, member FINRA, MSRB and SIPC & High-Tower Advisors, LLC, a registered investment...

New Transplant Technique Restores Natural Insulin Production in Type 1 Diabetes MIAMI, FL – September 9, 2015 – The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, announced today that the first...

September 2015 -- The Waller family is determined to make an impact in the search for a cure. Their involvement with the Diabetes Research Institute dates back to 1989 when Roberta and Bruce Waller’s daughter, Dara Melnick, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. “When...

Study Evaluates Alternative Site for Islet Transplantation MIAMI, FL – August 26, 2015, 10:00 a.m. EDT – The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, announced today that the first patient in its...

July 2015 -- Ever since their five-year-old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 at the tender age of 19 months, Paola and Piero Ludovico Gandini have been engrossed in the search for a cure. Residents of Bovezzo, a city in northern Italy, the couple scoured the...

July 2015 -- Over the last 32 years, Florida Board members and longtime friends Bruce Fishbein and Don Strock have built a strong partnership along with one of the area’s longest-running celebrity/amateur golf tournaments – raising approximately $3 million for the...

1. What is a planned gift?A planned gift is a gift to be made in the future that immediately satisfies your philanthropic goals and might improve your financial situation. It can be a bequest in a will or trust, a beneficiary designation of an insurance policy or...

Available May 1-June 30, nearly 40 new novels and novellas priced under $1 each to help cure diabetes Hollywood, Florida (April 30, 2015) —  It’s an offer no avid reader can resist: three limited-edition digital boxed sets containing 39 suspense, contemporary romance,...

Proceeds will benefit the Diabetes Research Institute at UM’s Miller School of Medicine MIAMI, FL (April 27, 2015) – Competing for a top spot in Bravo’s Top Chef TV series, while being judged by world-renowned culinary masters in front of millions of viewers has not...

New York, NY (April 22 , 2015) – Ten years ago, the D.R.E.a.M.S.in the city event, benefiting the cure-focused work of the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), started as a small cocktail party among friends who wanted to raise funds to help find a...

Jericho, NY (April 15, 2015) – Benefiting the critical research being conducted at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), the elegant Crystal Ball (DiabetesResearch.org/CrystalBall) will again bring together Long Island’s most generous and dedicated in the effort to...

Dr. Peter Buchwald, director of the DRI’s drug discovery program, was recently elected as a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) , the world’s largest scientific society. Dr. Buchwald received this prestigious appointment...

February 2015 -- When their kids are in danger, parents have a keen ability to morph into superheroes, mirroring the power of the Justice League when they band together. Fiction aside, the parents, families, and individuals involved in the Foundation for Diabetes...

(February, 2015) -- Northeast Region Board member John Luebs is the senior vice president of Human Resources for Mutual of America in New York City. Prior to that, he held several leadership positions and is a 32-year veteran of the industry. In the workplace, he’s...

Jericho, NY (February 12, 2015) — Twelve year old Disney star Skai Jackson of the hit series Jessie will be joining hundreds of young supporters, parents and families at the Kids’ Carnival for a Cure, benefiting the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI). The small and big...

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded a $3.3 million grant, to be shared by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), the University of Florida, and additional institutions...