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Meet JDRF Advocate, Daniel Webb
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Meet JDRF Advocate, Daniel Webb

This week is National Volunteer Week, where we acknowledge and thank volunteers across Australia for the incredible work they do! We caught up with one of our JDRF volunteers, Daniel Webb, who is involved in JDRF’s Advocacy Program. Why did you decide to join the JDRF advocacy program? I’ve always wanted to be involved with […]
Meet Linda Zanette, JDRF Peer Support Volunteer
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Meet Linda Zanette, JDRF Peer Support Volunteer

This week is National Volunteer Week, where we acknowledge and thank volunteers across Australia for the incredible work they do! We caught up with one of our JDRF volunteers, Linda Zanette, who currently volunteers at JDRF’s Peer Support Program, where she offers support and encouragement to parents of children recently diagnosed with T1D. What drew […]
Get to know PhD Top Up Scholarship Recipient, David de George
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Get to know PhD Top Up Scholarship Recipient, David de George

JDRF is committed to supporting the brightest minds in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research whose work is aligned with JDRF’s mission - improving lives and curing T1D.
Get to know Type One Summit Speaker, Tia Bravery  
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Get to know Type One Summit Speaker, Tia Bravery  

We recently caught up with T1D summit speaker, Tia Bravery, to chat about her journey with type 1 diabetes, how she manages her T1D while leading an active and busy lifestyle, and her hopes for the future of T1D. Let’s dive in!  How long have you been living with T1D?  I have lived with type […]
Paige and her family’s experience living with T1D
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Paige and her family’s experience living with T1D

Paige was 12 years old when her mum was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It was a diagnosis which changed her and her family’s life forever. This year, she took on the Blue Hair Challenge to bring awareness to this disease and raise funds for life changing T1D research, not only for her mum, but […]
Meet JDRF PhD Top-Up Scholarship recipient Dr Barbora Paldus
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Meet JDRF PhD Top-Up Scholarship recipient Dr Barbora Paldus

Each year, JDRF offers a PhD Top-Up Scholarship to provide additional funding for PhD students pursuing type 1 diabetes research. Since its inception, the scholarship has helped more than 20 outstanding students kick-start a career in T1D research. Over the next few weeks, we’re catching up with some former recipients to find out what they’ve […]
Meet JDRF PhD Top-Up Scholarship recipient Dr Wilson Wong
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Meet JDRF PhD Top-Up Scholarship recipient Dr Wilson Wong

Each year, JDRF offers a PhD Top-Up Scholarship to provide additional funding for PhD students pursuing type 1 diabetes research. Since its inception, the scholarship has helped more than 20 outstanding students kick-start a career in T1D research. Over the next few weeks, we’re catching up with some former recipients to find out what they’ve […]
Meet JDRF PhD Top-Up Scholarship recipient Dillon Jevon
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Meet JDRF PhD Top-Up Scholarship recipient Dillon Jevon

Each year, JDRF offers a PhD Top-Up Scholarship to provide additional funding for PhD students pursuing type 1 diabetes research. Since its inception, the scholarship has helped more than 20 outstanding students kick-start a career in T1D research. Over the next few weeks, we’re catching up with some former recipients to find out what they’ve […]