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West and Northern Michigan 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.
Events
Find community and raise money for T1D research. Breakthrough T1D events are unforgettable experiences.
Breakthrough T1D Walk, East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University's Hubbard Akers Courtyard, East Lansing, MI
Walk
Breakthrough T1D Walk, Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Valley State University - Valley Campus, Allendale, MI
Walk
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.
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Michigan Youth Ambassador Program
Growing Leaders in the T1D Community If you are looking for a way to help your child grow as a leader, build confidence, and connect with other kids who live with type 1 diabetes, the Breakthrough T1D Michigan Youth Ambassador…
Awareness
FDA Approves Tzield™—A Watershed Moment for the T1D Community
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) weighed the evidence for teplizumab to delay type 1 diabetes (T1D) in at-risk individuals, and the T1D community got a big win: Approved, under the brand name Tzield™! Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv) is the first disease-modifying therapy for…
Advocacy
$1.3 M Gift to Breakthrough T1D Center of Excellence at University of Michigan from Ron and Marvel Jones, Carrie Jones-Barber, and Christopher Lee Jones in Memory of Connie Jones Forcier for Type 1 Diabetes Research
DETROIT, MI, May 10, 2022 — More than 400 people gathered at Detroit’s Ford Field to participate in the Breakthrough T1D Promise Ball on Friday, May 6. The 37th annual gala centered on one question, “What If?” and reflected on…
Awareness
Fundraising
Research
Ann Arbor Michigan Research Update 3/9/22
On Wednesday, March 9th we were joined by an esteemed group of panelists to learn more about the research priorities and progress of partnerships at the Breakthrough T1D Center of Excellence at University of Michigan housed at the Elizabeth Weiser…
Awareness
Clinical Trials
General
Research
Leadership
Whether you donate your time or dollars, life-changing breakthroughs in T1D treatments and therapies couldn’t happen without you.
Becky Barnes
Board Member - Advocacy Team Co-Chair
Gary Grahs
Board Member - Development Chair
Ben Greemann
Board President
Nader Kasim
Board Member - Mission Impact Volunteer
Sean Lockwood
Board Member
Jennifer Needham
Board Member - Nominating and Board Development Committee Chair
Kerry Stewart
Board Member - Advocacy Team Co-Chair
Rod Sutherlund
Board Member - President-Elect
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