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JDRF press room

Welcome to JDRF's press room. If you are a journalist interested in diabetes, please contact one of staff members below. For all other inquiries, please contact JDRF Public Information. Joana Casas, Media Relations Manager, Chapter Communications, (212) 479-7560, Cell: (917) 574-6122 Michael Cook, Administrative Assistant, (212) 479-7510 Jillian Lubarsky, Media Relations Coordinator, (212) 479-7626 William Ahearn, Vice President, Strategic Communications, (212) 479-7531

JDRF Centers support research in each of JDRF's cure therapeutic goal areas.  View a list of centers. Latest Press Releases FEB 05 10 Early Artificial Pancreas Trials Show Benefits for Kids, Teenagers with Diabetes While Sleeping Overnight * See the article in The New York Times FEB 03 10 "American Chopper" Episode to Feature JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes FEB 02 10 JDRF Funded Research Advances Potential For Regeneration as a Possible Cure for Type 1 Diabetes   JAN 29 10 New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez to Help Raise $100,000 for JDRF in Pepsi Refresh Project Challenge JAN 25 10 Osiris Completes Enrollment in Stem Cell Trial for Type 1 Diabetes  JAN 19 10 JDRF and BD Collaborate to Improve Insulin Pump Delivery JAN 19 10 Fast Forward, JDRF and Axxam SpA Join Forces to Accelerate Development of Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis and Type 1 Diabetes  JAN 13 10 JDRF Forms Partnership with Animas to Develop First-Generation Automated System for Managing Type 1 Diabetes  DEC 23 09 JDRF Mourns the Passing of Erwin Lurie DEC 17 09 JDRF Announces Diabetes Research Program with The Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science & Technology DEC 10 09 JDRF-Funded Treatment for Diabetic Eye Disease Moves Ahead to Regulatory Review in Europe DEC 08 09 JDRF Names Karin Hehenberger, M.D., Ph.D. as Senior Vice President for Strategic Alliances DEC 02 09 JDRF Statement on NIH Authorizing Use of First Stem Cell Lines for Research NOV 23 09 JDRF Partners with Federal Government to Launch $30 Million Clinical Trial Network in Southern Ontario NOV 6 09 JDRF Names Dr. Aaron Kowalski Assistant Vice President for Glucose Control Research OCT 15 09 Mickey Teutel of TLC's "American Chopper" Headed to Death Valley for JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes SEP 25 09 JDRF Social Networking Site Surpasses 7,000 Members and Attracts New Constituency SEP 17 09 New "Hannah Montana" Episode to Spotlight Type 1 Diabetes SEP 8 09 Two JDRF Studies on Regular CGM Use AUG 25 09 JDRF Names James Szmak as Chief Information Officer AUG 6 09 JDRF National Office Moves to 26 Broadway AUG 6 09 Researchers Show Non-Insulin-Producing Alpha Cells in the Pancreas Can Be Converted To Insulin-Producing Beta Cells AUG 5 09 JDRF, The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation Announce Innovative Diabetes Drug Discovery and Development Partnership JUL 29 09 JDRF Launches Online Service to Connect People with Diabetes with Clinical Trial Information JUL 9 09 JDRF Applauds Nomination of Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. as Director of National Institutes of Health JUL 6 09 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Earns Top Rating for Efficiency and Sound Fiscal Management JULY 1 09 JDRF Uses Wireless Technology to Bolster Grassroots Advocacy Efforts JUN 24 09 Mary Tyler Moore, Nick Jonas, Sugar Ray Leonard Plead for Federal Funding for Diabetes Research JUN 23 09 150 Children, Celebrities with Type 1 Diabetes Converge on Capitol Hill for JDRF's Children's Congress 2009 JUN 18 09 Nick Jonas to Testify for JDRF at Senate Hearing on the Need for Federal Funding of Type 1 Diabetes Research JUN 18 09 Another JDRF Partner Moves Research Forward With Collaboration Agreement for Diabetes Treatment JUN 5 09 JDRF Launches Innovative Cure Collaboration Partnership with Sanford Health MAY 27 09 Study Shows CGM Devices Also Benefit People with Type 1 Diabetes Who Already Have Good Blood Sugar Control MAY 12 09 JDRF's Social Networking Site Nears 5,000 Members APR 22 09 JDRF Receives Grants from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Totaling $2.54 Million APR 9 09 JDRF Ad Campaign Focuses on Shortage of Participants for Clinical Trials APR 6 09 Legendary Singer Luther Vandross Leaves Gift of Hope for Diabetes Research MAR 9 09 JDRF Praises President for Executive Order Lifting Restrictions on Stem Cell Research FEB 25 09 Compounds that Trigger Beta Cell Replication Identified by JDRF Funded Researchers All press releases >

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