JDRF Australia

🚨 Funding opportunity alert! 🚨 The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre is offering Capacity Building Grants for researchers and students affiliated with the JDRF Global Centre of Excellence. These grants empower researchers and Higher Degree Research students focused on advancing type 1 diabetes research. Don’t miss out on getting funding for training, courses, and conferences—up to $5,000 for a single activity! Submissions close 2 August 2024. Click below to learn more and apply today.

JDRF is the leading global supporter of type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, and this National Diabetes Week, we celebrate our incredible advocates and researchers who drive progress for the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community! In the first of our series on the importance of T1D research, meet Dr. Kirstie Bell, Principal Research Fellow at the Charles Perkins Centre, and passionate JDRF advocate Giselle (14), who lives with T1D. They share their insights on why research holds the key and the vital role of JDRF's T1D Clinical Research Network (T1DCRN). Discover more about our breakthrough research and how you can learn to advocate to help us champion the T1D community. https://lnkd.in/gQf7MXFA 💙

In recognition of Novo Nordisk's significant contribution to JDRF's One Ride this year, they were recently awarded the Highest Corporate Team fundraiser thanks to their great staff and teamwork. “JDRF is so grateful for the contribution that Novo Nordisk continues to make to support type 1 diabetes research. Their team at this year’s JDRF One Ride raised over $90,000 and we were honoured to be able to recognise this achievement recently at their head office.” – Mike Wilson OAM, CEO JDRF “We are extremely proud of the long-standing relationship that we have with JDRF. Our staff were actively involved in the JDRF One Ride, not just training and cycling, but raising funds. Our team is eagerly awaiting the next event!” Cem Ozenc,  Corporate Vice President & General Manager – Novo Nordisk #type1diabetes #teamwork #t1dresearch

Attention type 1 diabetes researchers and clinicians!    We're thrilled to let you know that our inaugural newsletter dedicated specifically to T1D researchers, Research Insider, will be out in just 1 week. Have you signed up yet? Get ready for your exclusive source of the latest JDRF funding opportunities, T1D research breakthroughs, events, awards and much more. Don't miss out on staying ahead in the field! Sign up here: https://jdrf.news/p0b

The Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into Diabetes report was published last week! It includes 23 recommendations to improve health outcomes for all types of diabetes, including type 1 diabetes (T1D). We are so proud of our advocates who shared their stories and hope the report will lead to significant advancements in diabetes care and research. We couldn’t have done it without such passionate community involvement! "Many of you made submissions to the Inquiry and have been following it closely. We extend our gratitude to each one of you." - Suzanne Culph, Head of Government Relations & Advocacy, JDRF Australia. Discover more about the recommendations and learn what’s next for JDRF advocacy: https://jdrf.news/h1t 💙

JDRF’s annual Blue Tie Ball gala event recently took place in Perth, and thanks to our long-term and generous supporters it was a tremendous success, raising an impressive $921K! These funds are crucial for continuing and accelerating breakthrough type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, directly impacting over 130,000 people living with T1D and the more than 1 million who support them daily. This achievement would not have been possible without the unwavering commitment of the many individuals and businesses listed below, as well as the efforts of over 50 dedicated volunteers. While we wish we could mention every supporter and business by name, please know that your contributions provide hope for families across Australia. Together, we move closer to our goal of a world without type 1 diabetes.

Are you a type 1 diabetes researcher? We’re launching an exciting new newsletter specifically dedicated to you – the JDRF Research Insider.  The Research Insider will bring you up to date on the latest on JDRF funding opportunities, research events, exclusive invitations to participate in JDRF community events and much more!  Sign up here: https://jdrf.news/p0b  

🚶✨ Exciting news! Our flagship fundraising event, One Walk, is moving from October 2024 to March 2025!  By shifting from October, we’re avoiding the busy end-of-year fundraising period and making your support even more impactful.  Check out the full date change announcement here: https://lnkd.in/g7TYurT7

Today marks a paradigm shift in the monitoring of #Type1diabetes (T1D). Our organisation, along with 60 international experts & 10 diabetes orgs, published new T1D monitoring guidance for health care professionals. Research has shown that the condition can exist without symptoms for months or years as early-stage T1D, before it is traditionally diagnosed. Until now, there was no standard advice on how to detect, follow up, or support people with early-stage T1D. For the first time, individuals, families, and healthcare professionals now have concrete guidance how to diagnose early-stage T1D, monitor progression of the condition, catch symptoms early to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis and identify those eligible for clinical trials. The guidance document was co-authored by JDRF-funded Australian researchers Jennifer Couper, Maria Craig, Kirstie Bell, John Wentworth and endorsed by the Australian Diabetes Society. Learn more on our website: https://jdrf.news/8i8 Breakthrough T1D, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Adelaide, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research), UNSW Medicine & Health Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill, Sanjoy Dutta, Moshe Phillip, Linda DiMeglio

JDRF's Type 1 Summit is returning on Sunday 4 August! Join us in person in Melbourne or tune in online from anywhere in Australia for a fabulous day all about life with type 1 diabetes (T1D). We've put together a jam-packed program covering a wide range of T1D topics, led by well-known T1D experts and exciting new presenters. There's a stream just for adults living with T1D (and the people who love them), and another for parents and carers of kids with T1D. There's also an amazing program of activities for kids and teens attending the in-person Melbourne event! Whether you're watching online or in person in Melbourne, registration is essential. Get all the details and sign up for Australia's number one event on living well with T1D now - link is below. This event brought to you by... Abbott | AMSL Diabetes | Insulet Corporation | Novo Nordisk | Ypsomed AG