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The Type 1 Diabetes Grand
Challenge - a partnership
between the Steve Morgan
Foundation, Diabetes UK and
JDRF UK - has successfully appointed
17 leading international scientists to
advise on its £50m investment into
Type 1 diabetes research.
The scientists have joined one
of three independent Scientific
Advisory Panels each advising on a
research area identified as having
the greatest potential to transform
treatments for Type 1 diabetes:
• The root causes of Type 1 diabetes
Panel, led by Professor Chantal
Mathieu
• The novel insulins Panel, led by Dr
Tim Heise
• The beta cell replacement Panel,
led by Professor Matthias Hebrok
All three Panels are Chaired by
Professor Simon Heller, a worldrenowned
diabetes specialist.
Rachel Connor, Director of
Research Partnerships at JDRF UK
said of the undertaking, "We're
delighted to welcome so many
globally renowned scientists, who are
already giving us the benefit of their
insight and expertise as we shape this
Grand Challenge. They are ensuring
the research we support through this
game-changing partnership will best
meet the needs of people living with
Type 1. The calibre of membership
we've been able to attract to the new
panels is testament to how thrilling
the new research, supported by the
partnership, will be."
Honoured
Dr Elizabeth Robertson, Director
of Research at Diabetes UK added,
"We are honoured to have so many
of the world's most distinguished
diabetes researchers advising the
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge.
Their expertise will help to ensure
that every penny of the Steve Morgan
Foundation's £50m gift is invested in
bold, innovative research with the
greatest potential to improve the
lives of people with Type 1 diabetes.
We're delighted to see the global
research community united in their
support of the Type 1 Diabetes Grand
Challenge and look forward to seeing
new, exciting research focusing on
accelerating progress towards a cure
for type 1 diabetes get underway
next year."
Further information on the Grand
Challenge's scope and ambition,
and membership of the Scientific
Advisory Panels, can be found on the
Partnership's new website. The site
also features latest Grand Challenge
news, information about funding
opportunities and funded projects,
and - when research projects are
underway - it will demonstrate and
celebrate their impact.
The new website can be found at
type1diabetesgrandchallenge.org.uk
Dr Elizabeth Robertson.