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Learn About the Diabetes Research Institute’s Latest Advancements

Learn About the Diabetes Research Institute’s Latest Advancements

by stephen | Mar 30, 2019 | 2019

Thanks to the DRI Foundation’s philanthropic support — YOUR donations — Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) scientists are making continued progress toward a cure and improving the lives of people living with diabetes today. From advancing the most...
South Florida’s Top Chefs Cook “Out of the Kitchen” to Benefit the DRI

South Florida’s Top Chefs Cook “Out of the Kitchen” to Benefit the DRI

by stephen | Mar 20, 2019 | 2019

. March 20, 2019 — Imagine 21 of South Florida’s most popular chefs all under one roof simultaneously cooking innovative, three-course meals right at the tableside! It’s happening at Out of the Kitchen, where adventurous diners—who won’t know what they’re being...
DRI Scientists Engineer ‘Suicide Genes’ to Safely Grow Insulin-Producing Beta Cells from Stem Cells

DRI Scientists Engineer ‘Suicide Genes’ to Safely Grow Insulin-Producing Beta Cells from Stem Cells

by stephen | Feb 19, 2019 | 2019

MIAMI, FL – February 19, 2019 — Researchers have been advancing methods to generate insulin-producing beta cells from pluripotent stem cells (PSC) for the clinical treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, transplantation of these immature cells into patients...
South Florida Families Step Up for a Diabetes Cure at the PEP Walk

South Florida Families Step Up for a Diabetes Cure at the PEP Walk

by stephen | Feb 13, 2019 | 2019

(February 13, 2019) Hollywood, Florida – Hundreds will join the PEP Walk & Family Fun Day, Sponsored by Walgreens, in support of the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) and its mission of finding a cure for diabetes. To be held at T.Y. (Topeekeegee) Park on...
Italian Minister of Health Appoints DRI Director Camillo Ricordi, M.D., to Italy’s Supreme Council of Health

Italian Minister of Health Appoints DRI Director Camillo Ricordi, M.D., to Italy’s Supreme Council of Health

by stephen | Feb 7, 2019 | 2019

. (Miami, FL) February 7, 2019 – Camillo Ricordi, M.D., director of the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been appointed by Italian Minister of Health Giulia Grillo to Italy’s Supreme Council of Health, the committee...
Can the Eye Help Achieve Islet Transplant Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes?

Can the Eye Help Achieve Islet Transplant Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes?

by stephen | Jan 30, 2019 | 2019

Miami, FL — January 31, 2019 — It is said that the eyes are the window to the soul, but they may also open the door for discovering new ways to achieve immune tolerance to transplanted islets in type 1 diabetes, according to research from the Diabetes...
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