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LIVING
Awaiting progress
Steve and Sally Morgan, Founders
of the Steve Morgan Foundation,
have commented that, "We are
proud of the Grand Challenge
partnership with Diabetes UK and
JDRF UK, which aims to accelerate
the advancement towards a
breakthrough for people living with
Type 1 diabetes. We are delighted
with the appointment of these
Fellowships and look forward with
anticipation to their discoveries
and progress."
Additionally, Dr Elizabeth
Robertson, Director of Research at
Diabetes UK, said: "We are thrilled
to introduce the first scientists who
will be spearheading the Grand
Challenge's mission to deliver
transformational new treatments
and bring fresh hope of a cure for
everyone living with Type 1 diabetes.
The exceptional new Type 1 Diabetes
Grand Challenge Senior Research
Fellows are all tackling this challenge
in inventive and collaborative ways,
at the forefront of cutting-edge
science. We can't wait to watch them
develop into global research leaders
of the future and see how their
discoveries will drive radical change
for people with Type 1 diabetes."
Director of Research Partnerships
at JDRF, Rachel Connor, "We are
delighted that the Type 1 Diabetes
Grand Challenge is getting off to
such strong start, providing three
Senior Research Fellowships. The
ambitious research projects will
accelerate us towards much needed
cures for Type 1 diabetes, driving
change for people who live with Type
1 diabetes. Each Senior Research
Fellow is taking a different approach,
bringing their skills and creativity to
specific challenges in tackling type 1
diabetes, from the destructive dance
of the immune system and beta cells
that drives Type 1 diabetes, to the
challenges of regrowing beta cells in
the body, or developing new ways to
help transplanted cells survive in the
body. We're excited to see how these
emerging leaders will drive progress
as part of the worldwide community
of scientists dedicated to curing
Type 1 diabetes."
www.type1diabetesgrandchallenge.org.uk