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  Gloria Reuben on Using Celebrity to Inspire Change

  Gloria Reuben spoke at the UN in June on the issue of global health and how her role on "ER" is still helping to bring attention to the AIDS pandemic worldwide.

  • 06.29.09
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  It's Time to Act to Curb Climate Change

  Causecast leader Gloria Reuben makes her case for supporting the American Clean Energy and Security Act, currently in the House Rules Committee.

  • 06.24.09
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• Actress advocates AIDS awareness

  Gloria Reuben is a busy woman. When she is not starring in hit television shows or performing as a recording artist, she is raising AIDS awareness.

  • 12.04.08
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• Gloria Reuben's Interview with Kam Williams- "Raising The Bar"
  • 09.05.08
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• Gloria Reuben Travels to South Africa to Combat HIV/AIDS
  • 09.05.08
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  Type-1 Diabetes is caused by the destruction of patient pancreatic beta cells and loss of the regulation of blood glucose levels. Islet transplantation is able to restore glucose control, but human islets for this therapy are not readily available.

  Instead, xenotransplantation using islets from pigs is a better option since they are abundant, and have been shown to work in diabetic monkeys. However, some people are afraid that viruses resident in the pig genome could jump into human cells, thus causing an unexpected disease.

  We have a solution!! We have found a way to prevent viruses from jumping from pig to human cells. We propose to develop genetically improved pigs for use in xenotranspantation. Engineered pigs developed from this project will be provided to University of Minnesota clinicians as they move islet xenotransplantation to clinical trials.

  We have started a campaign to raise the funds to support the creation of these pigs. Join us at "the point" to make a difference! http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/safe-pigs-to-help-cure-diabetes

  • 01.10.09
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