Research

ADA-funded research

The ADA Research Program supports basic and clinical diabetes research aimed at preventing, treating and curing diabetes. The diabetes research projects the Association supports cover the spectrum from islet cell biology and transplantation techniques, to studies in education and behavioral issues.^[11] The Association has increased support for diabetes research from providing $18 million in 1999 to making $47.6 million available for diabetes research in 2013.^[12]
The ADA's research funding program is designed to complement the National Institutes of Health (NIH) diabetes research program by supporting new investigators and new research ideas.^[12] With support from the Association, investigators are often able to prove that their ideas are solid enough to get more substantial funding from the United States federal government.^[12]

Research Foundation

Founded in October 1994, the ADA Research Foundation (also a 501(c)3 nonprofit) was created to substantially accelerate the Association's ability to raise major gifts to directly fund diabetes research.^[13] The mission of the Research Foundation is to ensure the availability of funds necessary for the full exploration of all the scientific possibilities that diabetes research is generating.^[13]
Donations contributed to the Research Foundation help support more than 400 awards at more than 160 research institutions across the country. All non-research costs associated with the Research Program are paid through the Association's general fund.^[13]

Scientific Sessions

Every year the ADA hosts Scientific Sessions, the world's largest scientific and medical diabetes meeting,^[14] bringing together thousands of clinicians, researchers, scientists and other medical professionals from all 50 states and 111 countries for five days of sessions, oral presentations, poster presentations and exhibits.^[15]