Funding the cure for Diabetes

DRIFCans goal is the end diabetes by donating 90% of all funds raised to Dr James Shapiro and his team at the Alberta Diabetes Institute at the University of Alberta.

Ways to Give

Shapiro Lab

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Our Mission

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The mission of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada (DRIFCan) is to directly fund cure-based diabetes research conducted by Dr.James Shapiro and the team at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
Meet our Team

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Research

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Dr. Shapiro maintains an active research and development laboratory at the Alberta Diabetes Institute.
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There are

over 800 Million

people worldwide who live with a form of diabetes.

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Ways to give

Every 3 minutes another Canadian is diagnosed with diabetes.

Our Initiatives

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Friends of DRIFCan

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Beyond Type 1
Kids 'n' Us
I Challenge Diabetes