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JDRF has made a bold impact on the research landscape by setting the agenda for type 1 diabetes research worldwide. We are not just funding basic science, but taking scientific developments and translating them into treatments, drugs, and therapies. We are finding and filling gaps in research to bring about a cure as quickly as possible. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. We have developed “cure therapeutic” goal areas to focus our research funding in the most efficient and effective way possible. They are: Autoimmunity, Complications, Metabolic Control, Regeneration, and Replacement Currently, JDRF is funding more than 42 human clinical trials—testing drugs and therapies in people—the most ever for diabetes. At the beginning of the decade, we were funding only five human clinical trials—this is a clear indication that the pace of research leading to a cure is accelerating. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.3 billion to diabetes research, including more than $156 million in fiscal year 2008, when the Foundation funded more than 1,000 centers, grants in laboratories, hospitals, and industry, and fellowships in 22 countries. Local Chapters: |
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