special diabetes program

JDRF Applauds Congress for Passage of $300 Million for Type 1 Diabetes Research

by JDRF Bay Area 12.09.2010 Advocacy
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Today Congress passed a multi-year renewal of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP), ensuring that studies on promising diabetes treatments and avenues toward a cure continue uninterrupted. As the father of a son living with type 1 diabetes, and as CEO of JDRF, one of the leading advocates for the renewal of this program, I applaud the U.S. government for its continued commitment to end this disease.

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JDRF Testifies before Congress on Diabetes Research Advances and Need for Renewal of the Special Diabetes Program

by JDRF Bay Area 07.21.2010 Advocacy

ShareWASHINGTON, D.C., July 1, 2010 — Representatives from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, a leader in type 1 diabetes research worldwide, testified this week in two congressional hearings focused on advances in diabetes research and the importance of continued diabetes research funding through the Special Diabetes Program. On Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 9:30am, the [...]

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Promise Campaign Provides Support for the Special Diabetes Program

by Greg Martin 04.07.2010 Advocacy

ShareSince the launch of JDRF’s Promise to Remember Me campaign in August 2009, JDRF Advocates have completed over 300 meetings with Members of Congress. The Promise Campaign is a coordinated effort to schedule and complete as many meetings as possible between representatives and senators and their constituents in their local districts. In addition to building [...]

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