MDRC is indebted to Merck, Eli Lilly Canada and AstraZeneca-BMS for their support of the MDRC seminar series and annual scientific retreat. The Center also acknowledges the contribution of Medtronic, Servier, Pfizer, Diabète Québec, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Réseau de Recherche en Santé Cardiométabolique Diabète et Obésité and the Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal in supporting the MDRC's annual scientific retreat.

MDRC is grateful to Diabète Québec for Travel Awards and Best Poster Awards at the retreat as well as for studentships, pilot grants and extended training awards for technicians.

Finally, the MDRC recognizes the generous contribution of Sun Life Financial which will provide new operating grants for MDRC/CRCHUM researchers.

The MDRC is grateful to all non-profit organizations that contribute to the research projects through operating and equipment grants as well as studentships, fellowship and salary funds. These are:

• CFI MDRC Grant
• Genome Quebec/Canada Projects (T1D & T2D)
• FRSQ Project (Pediatric Insulin Resistance)
• CIHR NET Projects (Anti-Diabetic Plants, Obesity, Stem Cells, Organ Transplantation)
• NIH Projects (Fatty Acids & Insulin Secretion & Action)
• CDA & CIHR Projects (Many, on all aspects of Diabetes)
• Faculté de Médecine de l'Université de Montréal (Studentships)
• Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
• Diabète Québec