Jennifer Glass Winstead

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation provides diabetes research services. They provide an array of diabetes management and education activities for patients and their families. They have evolved into a coalition of caring parents, business leaders, families, celebrities, scientists, clinicians and individuals who support the Diabetes Research Institute's efforts. The company was founded by David Sherr in 1971 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Part of American Heart Association, Inc., American Heart Association (New York) provides public health educational services. The company is based in New York, NY.

The Pennington Biomedical Research provides funding to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center located at Louisiana State University. The Center was founded in 1988 by C.B. 'Doc' Pennington. The center provides funding for nutrition-based research to prevent premature death from chronic diseases. They focus on the causes of obesity and the diseases associated with it including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer