WHAT: JDRF's Diabetes Research Symposium WHEN: Sunday March 21st, 2010 TIME: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. LOCATION: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth 900 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West, Montreal WHO: Dr. Terry Delovitch, Ph.D. JDRF-funded research progress across Canada and the new artificial pancreas project at University of Waterloo Full Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Western Ontario Dr. Jean-Louis Brazier, Ph.D. Diabetes and natural health products Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy Universit?© de Montr?©al Dr. Ciriaco Piccirillo, Ph.D. Integrating genetics with markers of immune response Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology McGill University

The Diabetes Research Symposium is a unique occasion for participants to meet with others living with type 1 diabetes, to engage guest speakers during the Q&A period and receive information from exhibitors. Participants will also be able to obtain their fundraising kits for the TELUS Walk to Cure Diabetes, one of JDRF's powerful fundraising events. Dynamix will also be on site to supervise the children's activities.

Source: JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION