Resources & Links
For more information on stem cells and other relevant issues, click on the links below.
American Diabetes Association
The ADA, founded in 1940, is the nation’s leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy.
Food and Drug Administration – Diabetes
The FDA regulates nearly all of the foods and medical products used to treat diabetes, including glucose meters, insulin pumps, diabetes medicines and insulin.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
JDRF, founded in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, is a leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research worldwide.
International Society for Stem Cell Research
The ISSCR promotes and fosters the exchange and dissemination of information and ideas relating to stem cells, encourages the general field of research involving stem cells and promotes professional and public education in stem cell research and application.
NIH’s Stem Cell Information
The National Institutes of Health provides extensive background information, research topics, federal policy and news and announcements related to stem cells.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
The NDIC, established in 1978, is an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a part of the National Institutes of Health.
Stem Cell Research Foundation
The SCRF provides public information and funds research to help find treatments and cures for a wide range of diseases using stem cell therapies.
Tissue Engineering International & Regenerative Medicine Society (TERMIS)
The society brings together the international community of persons engaged or interested in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine and promotes education and research within the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine through regular meetings, publications and other forms of communication.
Society for Biomaterials
The Society For Biomaterials is a professional society which promotes advances in all phases of materials research and development by encouragement of cooperative educational programs, clinical applications and professional standards in the biomaterials field.