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How A BRI Nurse Is Helping Type 1 Diabetes Patients — and Her Family — Cope With COVID-19

Dana VanBuecken is finding ways to support her family, research participants and COVID-19 patients.
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A Research Pioneer Gives Back

Meet the brave and generous Mary Buse, who volunteered to test out some of the first insulin pumps ever invented.
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Biking 800 Miles to Get Closer to a Cure

Some people go the extra mile for their favorite cause. Roberta Winter went 800 miles past that.
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Morris Family Supports Diabetes Community

Morris Family Commitment to Type 1 Diabetes Community

The Morris family was celebrating Christmas when they realized their nine-year-old son Jordan needed to go to the doctor.

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The McClatchey family, descended from a founder of Virginia Mason. They support type 1 diabetes research in many ways.

Supporting a Legacy of Research

The McClatchey family supports diabetes research at BRI in many ways.
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Wimpress Family Battles Diabetes, Supports Research

Meet Jack and Doris Wimpress and learn what motivates their family to donate to BRI.
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BRI collects blood samples and medical histories for researchers to use in their quest to prevent, treat and eliminate autoimmune and immune diseases.

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A biorepository, or biobank, consists of blood and tissue samples linked to medical and demographic information collected from people with a specific disease or condition or from healthy volunteers.

Your Blood Can Advance Research

For nearly 45 years, Marcia Wollam has cared for people at Virginia Mason Hospital.

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