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Research Foundation Donor Profiles


The following individuals, families, and organizations are very special to the American Diabetes Association. They volunteer their time to the Association and contribute funds to support the research projects that will help find a cure and improve the lives of people with diabetes. The Association is grateful to these volunteers for sharing their stories.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Like the ADA Research Foundation, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to research that improves the lives of people with diabetes. Amylin and the ADA collaborated to fund the Amylin Pharmaceuticals Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award (DCSA), which is one of the most prestigious grants the ADA offers to a researcher.

Cathy Bernstein
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Bill and Dee Brehm
McLean, Virginia

Joe and Judy Cook
Nashville, Tennessee

Linda and Pearson "Pete" C. Cummin, III
Greenwich, Connecticut

Kathy Eno
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Marti Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
Ann Arbor, Michigan

John Griffin
Victoria, Texas

Louise Hoffman
Stamford, Connecticut

Karmeen Kulkarni, MS, RD, BC-ADM, CDE
Salt Lake City, Utah

Order of the Amaranth
Funds raised by the Order of the Amaranth support diabetes research through the Amaranth Diabetes Foundation, its primary philanthropic project.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. of Lincolnshire, Illinois (PDF)
As the marketer of ACTOS® (pioglitazone HCl), a type 2 diabetes oral therapy, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. feels a natural connection with organizations working to improve the lives of people with diabetes.

Karen Talmadge, PhD
Los Altos Hills, California

Laurie Tom, MD
Honolulu, Hawaii

The Warren/Soden/Hopkins Family Foundation
Since 1994, this California-based Foundation has donated more than $264,000 in support of the American Diabetes Association Research Program. In addition, the Foundation is one of the initial supporters of the cutting-edge ADA Islet Cell Initiative.



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