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October 15-17, 1999 Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort Miami, Florida

The Diabetes Research Institute "A World of Hope" Conference will:

• Inform and educate families affected by diabetes about the recent progress made in cure-focused research.
• Provide a forum for the interaction between scientists performing the research and those who will benefit.
• Show why there is more hope for a cure now than ever before.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, October 15	Saturday, October 16	Sunday, October 17
10:00am-8:30pm Registration 10:00am-12:00pm DRI Tours 2:00pm-4:00pm DRI Tours 10:00am-8:30pm Welcome Reception Hotel Poolside	7:30am-6:00pm Registration & Exhibits 8:00am-9:00am Continental Breakfast 9:00am-10:30am Opening Remarks State of Diabetes Research History of Islet Transplantation 10:30am-10:45am Break 10:45am-12:30pm Current Advances in Islet Transplantation 12:30pm-2:00pm Keynote Speaker Luncheon 2:00pm-3:30pm Islets: The Challenge of Supply 3:30pm-3:45pm Break 3:45pm-5:00pm Intervention & Prevention of Type I Diabetes	7:30am-1:30pm Exhibits Open 8:00am-9:00am Continental Breakfast 9:00am-10:30am Roundtable Discussions 10:30am-11:00am Break 11:00am-12:00pm Roundtable Discussions 12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch & Closing Remarks

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

For a registration form or other information, call 954-923-0800 or toll free at 1-877-567-HOPE. Additional information, including an on-line registration form, is availabe at the DRI web site.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Camillo Ricordi, M.D. Scientific Advisory Committee Chairman Stacy Joy Goodman Professor of Surgery and Medicine Scientific Director and Chief Academic Officer Chief, Division of Cellular Transplantation Diabetes Research Institute University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL Rodolfo Alejandro, M.D. Professor of Medicine Director, Clinical Islet Transplantation Diabetes Research Institute University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL George F. Cahill, Jr., M.D. Professor of Biological Sciences Dartmouth University Dartmouth, NH Ronald B. Goldberg, M.D. Professor of Medicine Co-Director and Chief, Division of Diabetes and Metabolism Director, Eleanor and Joseph Kosow Diagnostic and Treatment Center Diabetes Research Institute University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL David M. Harlan, M.D. Head, Immune Cell Biology Department Associate Professor of Medicine Captain, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy Naval Medical Research Institute Head, NIDDK-Navy Transplantation & Autoimmunity Branch Bethesda, MD Alberto Hayek, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics Director of Islet Research Laboratory University of California/San Diego School of Medicine The Whittier Institute La Jolla, CA	Bernhard J. Hering, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery & Medicine Head, Islet Transplantation Program University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, MN Luca Inverardi, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Basic Research Diabetes Research Institute University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL Norma S. Kenyon, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Pre-Clinical Research Diabetes Research Institute University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL Paul E. Lacy, M.D. Professor Emeritus of Pathology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO Luigi Meneghini, M.D. Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Diabetes Research Institute University of Miami School of Medecine Miami, FL Daniel H. Mintz, M.D. Mary Lou Held Professor of Medicine Scientific Director Emeritus Diabetes Research Institute University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL	Robin L. Nemery, M.D. Medical Director, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL Christopher Newgard, Ph.D. Touchstone Chair in Diabetes Research Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine Southwestern Medical Center University of Texas Dallas, TX Alberto Pugliese, M.D. Research Assistant Professor of Medicine Head, Immunogenetics Laboratory Diabetes Research Institute University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL Arthur Rubenstein, M.D. Dean, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Executive Vice President, Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY Massimo Trucco, M.D. Hillman Professor of Pediatric Immunology Head, Division of Immunogenetics University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Gordon Weir, M.D. Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Associate Director, Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center Joslin Diabetes Center Boston, MA

Posted 27 June 1999

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