Diabetes Research Connection
Diabetes Research Connection (DRC) is a San Diego-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that funds early-career scientists conducting novel, peer-reviewed research focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D). Through a donor-driven, crowdfunding model, DRC connects donors directly with promising researchers and awards up to $75,000 per approved project to support innovative work aimed at preventing, curing, and better managing T1D and its complications.
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20 grantsProject #77: Protection Against Type 1 Diabetes Development by mTOR/4E-BP2 Signaling
This grant funds research on how mTOR/4E-BP2 signaling controls immune responses to prevent or delay type 1 diabetes, supporting discovery of new molecular targets and therapies.
Project #74: The cGAS-STING pathway mediates podocyte injury in type I diabetes
This grant funds research exploring how the cGAS-STING pathway causes podocyte injury in type 1 diabetes, aiming to identify new treatment targets for diabetic kidney disease.
Project #60: GPER, inflammation and diabetic kidney disease
Project #60: GPER, inflammation and diabetic kidney disease supports Carmen De Miguel’s research on GPER in type 1 diabetes to identify therapeutic targets that could stop or delay kidney damage.
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