Who We Are

DRIFCan's mission is to directly fund cure-based diabetes research conducted by Dr.James Shapiro and the team at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada

The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada (DRIFCan) was established in 2005 to fund the Edmonton Protocol. Dr. Shapiro and his team are located at the Alberta Diabetes Institute at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We believe that donors supporting diabetes research want as much funding to go directly to cure based research. DRIFCan funds clinical and human trials with Dr. Shapiro and his team.

Dr. James Shapiro

The DRIFCan Team

Melanie Hibbard

Executive Director


Rob Otway

Chair


Daryl Burd

Vice Chair


Kathleen Gibson

Secretary


Natasha Wensley

Board Member


David Blue

Treasurer


Sarah Simoes

Board Member


Rick Tiedemann

Board Member