Join us on September 26, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine for our annual
Dance for Diabetes!
Enjoy live music, delicious food, and an exciting live auction, while hearing inspiring stories from researchers and individuals impacted by T1D.
By attending or supporting this event, you’re championing cutting-edge research that has the potential to transform lives.
More than a fundraiser, Dance for Diabetes is a celebration of hope, unity, and the collective power of our community to drive real change for the millions of people living with Type 1 Diabetes.
This year, DRC’s main initiative is to establish a foundation of new sustainable funding to support 7-10 early-career scientists in the most promising and innovative research projects. We invite you to be a part of DRC’s community in a new way briniging the hope for a cure to all of those who need it.
Please consider joining us as a volunteer. Our enthusiastic, optimistic Board of Directors, our Lay Review Committee, our Fundraising Committee volunteer to assist our staff. You will be rewarded by contributing to our goals to prevent and cure T1D, and help all affected by the disease live better lives.
6 Month Update The goal of our pilot project is to identify the role that the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) plays in the development and progression of kidney disease […]
6 Month Update Aim 1. Determine the viral infection history of T1D patients compared to healthy controls. Methods: We designed 15,000 oligonucleotides covering all 6 of the insulin carrying viruses and […]
6 Month Update Our studies have identified a novel pathway consisting of two receptors, LGR4 (Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein-coupled receptor 4), a positive, and RANK (Receptor Activator of NFκB), a negative regulator, whose […]
6 Month Update The primary objective of this DRC-funded project is to investigate the role of PD-L1 molecules in beta cells under stress conditions, hypothesizing that they may increase to […]
Project Description Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing β-cells while leaving behind other pancreatic islet cell types. Over the past decade, research has demonstrated […]
Project Description The immune system, which normally protects us from infection, can improperly attack the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreatic islets, which leads to type 1 diabetes (T1D). Often, […]
Project Description Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease which involves both environmental and genetic drivers. It is thought that genetic mutations that contribute to T1D impact the function of […]
Project Description In Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), the immune system mistakenly attacks the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, leaving the body unable to regulate blood sugar levels properly. […]
Project Description Type 1 diabetes (T1D) occurs due to a loss of insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas. The hormone insulin regulates blood glucose levels which is vital for […]
Project Description Stem cells offer new hopes for cell replacement therapies to cure Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), an autoimmune disease causing the loss of insulin-producing b-cells. Yet, despite promising results from […]
Name an entire research project after your family, foundation, or loved one affected by Type 1 Diabetes. Funding an entire project gives you exclusive access to the researcher for individual updates about the progress of their project and recognition in all published materials.
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