Greater Los Angeles Chapter

Your local chapter serves as the hub of Breakthrough T1D information and events in your area. We’re here to help. Connect with us to find support, community and ways to join the fight to end T1D.
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Events

Find community and raise money for T1D research. Breakthrough T1D events are unforgettable experiences.

We all have a story of how T1D has changed our lives. As a Breakthrough T1D advocate, I use my voice to tell lawmakers our story of living with T1D and why research must continue.  

Mary Horn

Grassroots Advocate, Breakthrough T1D Advocacy

Get Involved

Whether you donate your time or dollars, life-changing breakthroughs in T1D treatments and therapies couldn’t happen without you.

Get Support

Find community and raise money for T1D research. Breakthrough T1D events are unforgettable experiences.

Photos

Our community in pictures. Taken from a few recent events.

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Clinical trials advance treatments and care so people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can live fuller, healthier lives. For a treatment, drug, or device to make it into the hands of people with T1D, it must first complete a vital…

Clinical Trials

A monthly guide to what’s happening in your Breakthrough T1D Community Our Gala Auction is Live! We are thrilled to announce that the Breakthrough T1D Los Angeles “Cures on the Horizon” Gala auction is officially open, with an incredible lineup…

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Breakthrough T1Ds Greater Los Angeles Chapter is proud to partner with three Southern California institutions that are changing what is possible for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D): the Cedars-Sinai Biomanufacturing Center, City of Hope, and the Sansum Diabetes Research…

Medical Affairs Research

A monthly guide to what’s happening in your Breakthrough T1D Community Join Us to Power Breakthroughs for T1D Cures We’re less than three months away from the Breakthrough T1D Los Angeles Gala: Cures on the Horizon. Don’t miss this opportunity…

Events Fundraising General

A monthly guide to what’s happening in your Breakthrough T1D Community Join Us to Power Breakthroughs for T1D Cures We’re less than three months away from the Breakthrough T1D Los Angeles Gala: Cures on the Horizon. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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Leadership

Whether you donate your time or dollars, life-changing breakthroughs in T1D treatments and therapies couldn’t happen without you.

Cary Walker

President, Board of Directors

Paul Shapiro

NBDC Chair, Board of Directors

Philip Dear

Corporate Development Chair, Board of Directors

Maura Hudson

Advocacy Team Chair, Board of Directors

Christina Reh, MD

Mission Impact Volunteer, Board of Directors

Casey Adams

Walk Corporate Chair, Board of Directors

Justin King

Walk Corporate Chair, Board of Directors

Devin Tanigawa

Walk Event Chair, Board of Directors

Contact Us

949-553-0363

Mail and Donations Address

PO Box 6814
Hagerstown, MD, 21741-6814

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