#JDRFac2012 is a blog series to prepare JDRF’s ‘All For 1’ Annual Conference attendees for their time on Capitol Hill, and to educate you as readers on why JDRFers will be on the Hill on your behalf and how you can help.

Last week, I shared with you the
monetary investment made into in T1D research by not only JDRF supporters but
also by the NIH, through the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). This week we’ll
take a look what that investment is getting us.

The snippet below provides an update on research
advances and opportunities in the area of preventing T1D that have been
supported by the SDP:

Hasan Shah
JDRF Advocacy