Diabetes Research in Dundee boosted by donation of£12,500 from Dundee and District Diabetes UK Volunteer Group
Diabetes Research in Dundee was boosted by a donation of £12,500 from the Dundee and District Diabetes UK Volunteer Group, who handed over the cheque at the Wellcome Trust building on the 26th May. The funds will be used by Dr Kei Sakamoto's independent research team, studying the molecular pathways by which nutrients, hormones and exercise regulate blood sugar levels and how deregulation of these systems causes type 2 diabetes.
Volunteer group secretary Alison McIntosh said the money was raised through a bequest of £9500, with the balance accumulated by a year of fund-raising activities. "We're delighted to be able to keep this money locally as Dundee is growing in importance as a diabetes research centre of excellence. Diabetes is a terribly debilitating condition, which is unfortunately affecting a growing number of people and this is reflected in the number who help raise money for research."
Dr Sakamoto said it was a massive boost to receive such support from the community.
Volunteer group secretary Alison McIntosh said the money was raised through a bequest of £9500, with the balance accumulated by a year of fund-raising activities. "We're delighted to be able to keep this money locally as Dundee is growing in importance as a diabetes research centre of excellence. Diabetes is a terribly debilitating condition, which is unfortunately affecting a growing number of people and this is reflected in the number who help raise money for research."
Dr Sakamoto said it was a massive boost to receive such support from the community.