Our research
One day, we will create a world without type 1 diabetes. Until that day, your support is vital for our world-class research, improving treatments until we find the cure
We fund research that will cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes and its complications. Our global programme funds more than 500 active research projects around the world and supports more than 70 clinical trials at any one time. Internationally JDRF has funded £1.43 billion research to date and last year spent almost £72 million on research globally.
We focus on investing in research that will transform the lives of people with type 1 diabetes – improving treatments today until we find the cure.
This mission cannot be carried out in isolation, so we work with partner organisations to make sure we can change life with type 1 diabetes for the better as quickly as possible. But our most important partner is you – whether you help to fund the research, join a clinical trial or campaign for access to the new treatments that research delivers you are a vital member of our team.
Browse through summaries of JDRF-funded research projects in the UK or search for JDRF-funded projects globally.
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Discover how we're working to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes
Finding a cure
Our cure research will give people with type 1 diabetes the ability to make their own insulin again.
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Better treatments
Type 1 diabetes treatment research focuses on finding new ways to keep people with type 1 as healthy as possible, until we find the cure.
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Preventing type 1 diabetes
Preventing type 1 diabetes would mean lifting the burden of this condition from future generations.
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