We will provide regular updates on the impact of the National Center for Engagement in Diabetes Research (CEDER) in the community.

Here are the latest updates and accomplishments from CEDER’s first year.

National CEDER held its first annual meeting at NIH headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland on September 18–19, 2024, hosted by NYU, Einstein, and UCLA. This event brought together researchers, clinicians, and academic and community partners from across the nation to discuss strategies to address diabetes inequities, the vision of collaborative research for long-term partnerships, and the future and goals of CEDER. Key themes and takeaways from the panels included strategies for building trust, understanding community values and cultural safety, ensuring research includes community driven benefits and perspectives, and strategies for building equitable partnerships between academic institutions and community organizations. CEDER plans to incorporate the key discussions and themes that were highlighted in these sessions and build upon its current strategies.