With the objective of reinforcing and expanding basic and clinical research on T1D, in late 2007 a specialized and independent research Institute – denominated Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) – was launched at San Raffaele. DRI is part of the International DRI federation (DRI-NET), which includes 12 other DRI’s around the world. The San Raffaele DRI is composed of six Units of Basic Research and five Groups of Clinical Research.
The overall objective of DRI is to prevent and cure T1D. To achieve this objective, two specific programs are pursued, both of which take advantage of patients and animal models:
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San Raffaele Hospital – Milan, via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
Tel. 02 26 431
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