Talking to an Expert: COVID-19’s Impact on Cures Research
Dr. Aaron J. Kowalski answers what the pandemic means to ongoing research and fundraising and why “there still are no cures” for type 1 diabetes.
Saving Vision, Changing Lives
Several decades ago, type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients brought their seeing-eye dogs into the offices where Jennifer Sun, M.D., MPH., now works. The complications of T1D had severely compromised or cost the patients their eyesight. Today, work led by Dr. Sun is changing all that. We share Dr. Sun’s work as part of our Meet […]
Two Long-Time Volunteers Elected to Lead Breakthrough T1D International Board of Directors
The Breakthrough T1D International Board of Directors (IBOD) named two long-time volunteers to serve as Chair and Vice Chair when current board leaders end their two-year terms on July 1. Joseph P. Lacher, Jr., who is President and Chief Executive Officer of Kemper Corporation, will serve as Breakthrough T1D Chair, succeeding current Chair Ellen Leake. […]
Breakthrough T1D Mission Summit Salutes Type 1 Diabetes Research
Ellen Leake, Chair of the International Board of Directors
Where Are They Now? Derek and Emily Rapp Seek to Grow Support for Breakthrough T1D
When Derek Rapp stepped down as President and CEO of Breakthrough T1D last year, he vowed he’d never be far away. Holding true to his promise, immediately after relocating back to St. Louis, he and his wife Emily checked in with the local chapter. What could they do? How could they help build the strongest […]
