The Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center

ON JULY 13, 2014, THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES COMPLETED A $25 MILLION PLEDGE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA TO FUND THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER – A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH FACILITY DEDICATED TO PROGRESSING DIABETES RESEARCH IN HOPES OF ONE DAY FINDING A CURE.

Every dollar donated by the Eagles is benefiting research taking place within the DRC.

• An $8 million endowment to create four endowed chairs
• A $2 million endowment to support two faculty fellowships
• A $5 million endowment to fund innovative diabetes research programs.
• A $10 million non-endowed fund to recruit leaders in diabetes science and translational medicine.

The Diabetes Research Center, which opened Aug. 23, 2014, occupies 2 floors (20,000+ sq. ft.) within the John and Mary Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building. A team of 100 researchers works daily conducting a variety of research studies centered around maintaining, preventing and, ultimately, curing diabetes.