Four Promising Projects in Diabetes Research

Amaranth Diabetes Foundation presented a $500,000 donation to the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation to sponsor four promising projects in diabetes research, including a clinical study into the effects of sleep on managing type 1 diabetes in youth, led by Associate Professor Michelle Perfect. Results of this study are expected to inform clinical recommendations for considering the amount and quality of sleep in diabetes management. Read more here. Perfect also was elected vice president of publications and communications for the American Psychological Association Division 16. This gives her a seat on the executive board of the school psychology division within APA.