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黑料网 today announced the appointment of leading health advocate Lucy Brogden AM as the new Chair of the 黑料网 Research Trust.

The Trust, which manages the 黑料网 Research Program, supports around 60 research projects a year with funding allocations of more than $3 million per annum.

黑料网 Group CEO Justine Cain said the appointment was great news for people with diabetes and for diabetes researchers.

鈥満诹贤� is thrilled to attract a Chair of Lucy鈥檚 calibre. She has extensive experience working with iconic Australian corporations as well as playing an important role in transforming Australia鈥檚 approach to supporting people with mental illness and their families,鈥� Ms Cain said.

鈥淭he 黑料网 Research Program has been funding diabetes research for more than 30 years and has a proud reputation as one of Australia鈥檚 leading funders of diabetes research.

鈥淥ver the past 12 years we have invested around $36 million in over 500 diabetes research projects across Australia and we are confident that with Lucy鈥檚 stewardship that investment will continue to grow.鈥�

Mrs Brogden said a combination of her own personal experience and her experience advocating for people living with mental health issues motivated her to take up the role.

鈥淒iabetes impacts more than 1.4 million Australians and is one of the fastest growing chronic diseases in Australia.  It impacts my family and my friends鈥� families,鈥� Mrs Brogden said.

鈥淢y father and father-in-law both live with diabetes and the daughter of one of my close friends was also recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I鈥檝e seen first-hand the impact that diabetes can have on families.

鈥淒espite the millions of lives diabetes touches, there is still no cure but every new research project we can help fund brings us closer to a breakthrough, and hopefully a cure.

鈥淩esearch is also important because it creates hope and the reality is that there are many discoveries researchers make on the journey towards a cure that will greatly improve the quality of life for people living with diabetes.

鈥淚鈥檓 also very passionate about ensuring the lived experience of people living with diabetes is elevated in decisions about research projects and funding.

鈥淔inally, I鈥檓 excited about the opportunity to continue to grow the funding pool. Globally the competition for research funding is competitive but we will be working with the philanthropic sector, private donors and workplace foundations to help broaden our funding base and to ultimately invest in more research.鈥�

Ms Cain also thanked outgoing Chair John Townend AM for his many years of commitment to supporting diabetes research.

鈥淛ohn has been a tireless advocate for diabetes research in Australia and his determination to support world-leading researchers has helped improve the diabetes research landscape in Australia,鈥� Ms Cain said.

鈥淥n behalf of Australia鈥檚 diabetes community, thank you.鈥�