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The IRA Rollover is Permanent!

The IRA Rollover is Permanent!

Last year, Congress passed legislation extending the charitable IRA rollover and making this provision permanent for future years. For those who are 70 ½ years of age or older, up to $100,000 can be transferred directly from traditional or Roth IRA to one or more...

Passionate About a Cure and Planning for the Future

Passionate About a Cure and Planning for the Future

A child’s diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is devastating for parents – even when that child is a grown adult.  Jeanine Forman-Ham can attest to that.  Her son, David Hayes, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1994 at age 30.   She knew she wanted to help...

A Video Message from Dr. Camillo Ricordi for World Diabetes Day

A Video Message from Dr. Camillo Ricordi for World Diabetes Day

In recognition of World Diabetes Day 2016, we are pleased to bring you the following video message from DRI Director Dr. Camillo Ricordi.  Thank you for watching and please help spread the word about this significant day and the urgent need to find a cure....

One Family’s Fight Against Diabetes

One Family’s Fight Against Diabetes

The MacMaster family is on the offensive. Laser-focused on a biological cure, the family has directly targeted diabetes – a disease that began waging war on them long ago. “I was the outlier,” said Fran MacMaster, the matriarch of the family who was diagnosed with...

Join Ride for the DRI at Tour of the Hamptons

Join Ride for the DRI at Tour of the Hamptons

Cycling enthusiasts are wanted on Sept 18 to support the Diabetes Research Institute Sept. 12, 2016 – Jericho, NY – Many cycling enthusiasts are putting their favorite pastime to good use by joining the Ride for the DRI, a dedicated team of bike riders participating...

William J. Fishlinger Elected Chairman of the Board of the DRIF

William J. Fishlinger Elected Chairman of the Board of the DRIF

Revolutionary public sector financier and philanthropist takes helm of Foundation supporting the cure-focused work of the Diabetes Research Institute https://youtu.be/C9lu2mE1g68 Miami, FL (April 26, 2016) – William J. Fishlinger has been elected Chairman of...

New Insights: Alternative Sources of Islets

New Insights: Alternative Sources of Islets

After a decade of exploring strategies to develop an alternative supply of insulin-producing cells, researchers have recently focused on two that are the most likely to replace islets for transplantation – or regeneration – and address the critical cell supply...

The Biliary Tree of Life

The Biliary Tree of Life

Researchers at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) have described a network of stem cells in the biliary tree, liver, and pancreas - and they are proposing to consider it as a framework for understanding liver and pancreas regeneration after extensive or chronic...

South Florida Steps up to Find a Cure For Diabetes

South Florida Steps up to Find a Cure For Diabetes

Miami, Florida – Thousands of people from across South Florida laced up their sneakers to help find a cure for diabetes at the 6th annual DRI Walk for Diabetes & Family Fun Day, presented by Walgreens earlier this month at Miami's Marlins Park. Participants...

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