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JDRF
and W.W. Smith Trust's $15.5 Million Gift for Type 1 Diabetes
Cure
Peter Van Etten,
President and CEO,
Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation |
Mary L. Smith, Trustee,
W.W. Smith Charitable Trust |
Ali Naji, Vice Chairman,
Surgical Research and Director,
Center for Islet Transplantation |
James Wilson,
Professor, Medicine and
Director, JDRF Center
for Gene Therapy |
The Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) announced a major
step in its continuing efforts to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes
and its complications. It is awarding over $15.5 million to fund
research at the JDRF-W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Center for Islet
Transplantation and the JDRF Center for Gene Therapy at Penn's School
of Medicine.
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Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 13, November 20, 2001
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ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:
Tuesday,
November 20, 2001
Volume 48 Number 13
www.upenn.edu/almanac/
Penn
receives over $15.5
million from JDRF and W.W. Smith Trust to establish two
centers to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes and its complications |
For
FY
2001, the Associated Investments Fund, Penn's main investment
vehicle, out-performed its benchmark, returning a positive performance. |
Penn's
paystubs
have been redesigned to be more informative and easier to
understand. |
Penn's
Way weekly raffles begin; envelopes must be submitted to
Payroll by this Wednesday for the first drawing. |
With
fall semester classes ending December 10, the Provost reissues
the Rules
Governing Final Examinations. |
Two
types of grants
are available to faculty to conduct cancer-related research
projects; the deadline is January 15 for both. |
As
the holidays approach, there are special events
and performances to attend and there are the annual appeals
to donate and contribute to those less fortunate. |
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