Washington, DC--The Endocrine Society today announced it has selected 22 winners of the Helmsley Charitable Trust Abstract Awards in Type 1 Diabetes.
The Helmsley Charitable Trust Abstract Awards recognize the outstanding work of trainees and early-career professionals in the diabetes field. The award honors researchers who are studying innovations in clinical care for people with Type 1 diabetes as well as the underlying mechanisms and causes of the condition.
The award winners will present their work at ENDO 2015, the Society's 97th Annual Meeting & Expo in San Diego, CA from March 5-8, 2015. As part of the award, the honorees received travel grants to attend the annual meeting.
The Endocrine Society's 2015 Helmsley Charitable Trust Abstract Award winners are:
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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust aspires to improve lives by supporting exceptional nonprofits and other mission-aligned organizations in health, selected place-based initiatives, and education and human services. Since 2008, when the Trust began its active grantmaking, it has committed more than $1 billion. The Helmsley Type 1 Diabetes Program is the largest private foundation funder of T1D in the nation focused on understanding the disease, developing better treatments and improving care and access. For more information, visit http://www.helmsleytrust.org .