MDRC is indebted to Merck, Eli Lilly Canada and AstraZeneca-BMS for their support of the MDRC seminar series and annual scientific retreat. MDRC also acknowledges the contribution of Diabète Québec, Medtronic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Servier, Sanofi, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, McGill University Faculty of Medicine and the Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal in supporting the MDRC's annual scientific retreat. Finally, the MDRC is grateful to Diabète Québec for Travel Awards, Best Poster Awards at the retreat and studentships.

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