JoinLeeNow.org Article in Oprah Winfrey’s Magazine
We have an exciting update for our volunteers! In the May issue of “O,
The Oprah Magazine”, Dr. Faustman is highlighted as one of five
breakthrough women scientists in this special 5th Anniversary Issue.
Still more exciting, she was placed at number one on the list.
The journalist, Rabiya Tuma, writes:
“Working with mice bred to have the equivalent of type 1 diabetes,
Faustman found a way to cure the disease. She treated the animals with
a drug targeting the out-of-control immune cells that cause the
disorder, leaving the rest of the immune system in tact. If an
upcoming human trial is successful, it will not only improve the lives
of diabetics but affect all autoimmune disease research. Scientists
thought it was possible only to treat the symptoms of diseases like
multiple sclerosis and lupus, rather than their causes. ‘We’ve broken
that paradigm and shown we can reverse the underlying problem,’
Faustman says.”
Thank you for all your help and support in the JoinLeenNow campaign!