The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and
The American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev invite you to
“Breakthrough for a Cure”
with Dr. Eli Lewis
BGU Researcher and JDRF Career Development Award Recipient
Monday March 1, 2010
7:00 pm
Hors d’oeuvres reception and presentation at the
Hilton Arlington
950 Stafford Street, Arlington, VA
Please RSVP at the AABGU website by February 24th
About Dr. Lewis
Dr. Eli Lewis, a world-renowned expert on diabetes, is the incumbent of the Ilse Katz Career Development Chair in Health Sciences Research. His research focuses on improving the transplantation and transplantation therapy of insulin-producing cells in diabetic patients. Dr. Lewis and his research associates strongly believe that now is the time to find a cure that will not require lifelong therapy for diabetics.
Dr. Lewis has been awarded prestigious research grants from several foundations, including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Israeli Science Foundation. His scientific research has been presented at worldwide conferences, scientific workshops and medical research conferences.