Photography by on October 13th, 2022 in Lifestyle

Miami, FL – October 13, 2022 – On Thursday, October 13th, The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) welcomed donors, board members, and friends for cocktails and conversation at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The evening included a tour of the DRI facility and laboratories, with welcome remarks by DRI Director, Camilo Ricordi, M.D. and DRI Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, Khemraj Hirani Ph.D.  Demonstrations on the breakthroughs in cure research for Type 1 diabetes were also given by Research Assistant Professor, Giacomo Lanzoni Ph.D., and Director of the Islet Immunoengineering Laboratory, Alice Tomei Ph.D.

Camillo Ricardo

Camillo Ricardo

Alice Tomei

Chris Lin & Alice Tomei

Alice Tomei

Giacomo Lanzoni

Giacomo Lanzoni

Giacomo Lanzoni

Marc Goodman, Camillo Ricordi, & Giacomo Lanzoni

Camillo Ricordi & Giacomo Lanzoni

Alice Tomei & Khemraj Hirani

Lisa Pollack, MacKenzie Crane, Laura Siegel, & Jill Shapiro-Miller

MacKenzie Crane, Jill Shapiro-Miller, & Heather Thum

Tammy & Steve Klein, & Marc Goodman

Alice Tomei, Sandy & Brad Nojaim, & Khemraj Hirani

Arthur Rech Tondin, Chris Lin, Francesca Vicinanza, & Carla Di Dedda