2006
Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation:

Part of our focus this year has been on funding autologous (self) stem cell research. This is non-controversial as the stem cells come from the person who is undergoing the reinfusion procedure.  We have been providing funding for the type 1 patients undergoing this unique procedure as well as providing support for travel grants to facilitate collaboration with U.S. researchers.  Both type 1 and type 2 patients have been undergoing the procedure which involves removing stem cells and then reinfusing them back into the tail of the pancreas.  There have been over 200 procedures, and about 1/4 of those are type 1 patients. There have been no severe adverse events reported. Our funding has been used to assist the type 1 patients, but type 2 patients are also reported to be seeing benefit.

We hope to raise additional funds to assist with this procedure and additional collaboration efforts.

Porcine Islet Cell Transplantation:

We are working to bring Dr. Robert Elliott to the U.S. in September to discuss additional collaboration.  His herd of pigs has been raised in a pristine environment, and plans are underway for human transplantation in some countries.

2005

We were pleased this year to learn that the initial funding we provided for the first reinfusion of cord blood has blossomed into a very exciting clinical trial.  The researchers are still recruiting patients in Gainesville.
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Porcine Islet Cell Research
The grant we provided to Dr. Bernhard Hering at the University of Minnesota resulted in an outstanding pubication which covered the successful transplantation efforts into primates.  Results were presented at the Internation Transplantation Society conference in Vienna.

September 2004

The Children With Diabetes Foundation Award $100,000 to Dr. Bernhard Hering

Proceeds from the 2004 charity event at the Children With Diabetes conference, as well as fundraisers such as the conference Fun Run, were awarded to Dr. Bernhard Hering at the University of Minnesota last week.
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June, 2003

CWD Foundation Awards Dr. Kjersti Ronningen $10,000 grant for her study in Norway of children at high risk for developing diabetes, the MIDIA study.
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February 2003

CWD Foundation Awards $10,000 to Dr. Scott Bearman for a Pilot Study of Directed Donation, Banking and Infusion of Umbilical Cord Blood in Infants at High Risk for Developing Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
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July 18, 2002

CWD Foundation Awards our biggest grant to date to the Diabetes Research Institute. This grant will support encapsulation technology and the use of a new compound that will deliver high volume oxygen to islet cells during the isolation process and within encapsulated cell membranes or devices.
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June 2002

Another grant was presented to Proffessor Sir Robert Elliott of Diatranz this month making the total awarded by our foundation to date $70,000.

November 29, 2001

A grant in the amount of $50,000 was awarded to Dr. Bob Elliott of Diatranz in support of his next porcine islet cell transplantation trial.

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November 29, 2001

An award in the amount of $25,000 was provided to support islet cell transplantation trials at the Islet Cell Transplantation Lab at the Barbara Davis Center.

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November 29, 2001

A grant in the amount of $50,000 was awarded to Dr. Bob Elliott of Diatranz in support of his next porcine islet cell transplantation trial.
his next trial will use improved encapsulation devices, and as with his last trial, no immunosuppression will be used.
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November 29, 2001

An award in the amount of $25,000 was provided to support islet cell transplantation trials at the Islet Cell Transplantation Lab at the Barbara Davis Center.
his support will ensure an on-call surgeon is
available to help in the procurement of pancreases for transplantation.
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October 9, 2001

Cygnus announces latest developments of Glucowatch Biographer®

August 31, 2001

Islet Transplantation Travel Grant Award Made To:

Professor Emeritus Robert B. Elliott MD, FRACP, CNZM
Medical Director, Diatranz Ltd
P.O. Box 23-566, Hunter's Corner
Auckland, New Zealand

he Children With Diabetes Foundation is expressing their appreciation for the exciting progress in the field of encapsulated porcine islet xenotransplantation. The majority of our donors are parents of children with diabetes, and we are dedicated to using their donations in the most promising areas of research. We look forward to Dr. Elliott's presentation at the xenotransplantation meeting in Chicago in September and to his continued progress in large animals and humans.

Our mission is to assist people living with diabetes and support the work of scientists and physicians throughout the world searching for a cure. With your help, we won't give up, and together we will find a cure. A grant in the amount of $10,000 (U.S. Dollars) is being wired to Diatranz to assist in the transport of islets.

Read the statement provided by Dr. Elliott

Read more about the exciting research at Diatranz

Read about Dr. Elliott and Diatranz in the news 10/7/01

July 18, 2001

Orlando 2001 International Ambassador Scholarship

he Children With Diabetes Foundation established a "pilot program" this year to bring at least two children with diabetes along with their primary caregivers and pediatric endocrinologists to the U.S. to learn moreabout diabetes care. Learn more about this program here.

February 12, 2001

Children With Diabetes Foundation funded a clinical study of the GlucoWatch® Biographer on children and adolescents with diabetes

he Children With Diabetes Foundation is excited about funding trials using continuous and alarmable monitoring. This new technology will prevent hospitalizations and provide information which will allow patients to lower their blood glucose levels safely. This should lead to significant cost savings and an immediate improvement in the quality of life for people with diabetes.

The study involving children with Type I diabetes will evaluate whether ongoing information provided by the GlucoWatch® Biographer can lead
to improved control of glucose levels. You can check out our press release on the study or view the watch at the Cygnus website at www.cygn.com or you can read more about how to obtain a Glucowatch at www.glucowatch.com

Children With Diabetes Foundation Presents Prevention of Type I Award to Michael Clare-Salzler, M.D. in Memory of Justin and Jonathan Janolis

he Children With Diabetes Foundation was pleased to present $10,000 in memory of brothers, Justin Janolis, 10, and Jonathan Janolis, 5 to Dr Michael Clare-Salzler at the University of Florida. We hope this donation will bring comfort to their parents and their surviving seven year old brother. All three of the Janolis boys were diagnosed with Type I diabetes. These funds can be used to make progress in work toward the
goal of preserving beta cell function in newly diagnosed patients and those identified at high risk of getting diabetes. Dr. Clare-Salzler's lab is working to evaluate candidate genes, determine whether cell death in islet infiltrating cells establishes tolerance, and establish factors helping cell death in islet infiltrating cells which could lead to prevention or reversal of this devastating disease in a model of Type I diabetes.

(Justin and Jonathan's untimely deaths were not diabetes related. They were the result of a tragic accident.)

Here is an interesting abstract you may wish to read

April 29, 2000

Our first donation was a check made out to the JDF to support communication about Prevention of Type I Diabetes

he Children With Diabetes Foundation provided support to the JDF to assist in Dr. Kevan Herold's efforts to provide updated information about his trial in newly diagnosed patients between the ages of 8 - 35. You can review the information posted at ChildrenWithDiabetes to learn more about using anti-cd3 to halt or slow the progression of Type I diabetes. He provided an exciting update about the first 12 patients enrolled, and we are pleased to learn that he plans to expand his trials to other clinical centers in the future.

Other sponsors of the JDF research update included: Disetronic, Minimed, and Roche Diagnostics.

A complete summary is posted on ChildrenWithDiabetes and includes these updates :