Support the Center

The Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center is pursuing research at every level, from lab studies using microscopes and Petri dishes to clinical trials comparing how well treatments work. Your gift is a personal investment in every patient’s future—and ultimately in finding a cure.

We appreciate your generosity, and welcome you to give in whatever way is most convenient for you.

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Give by Check

Please make your check out to the “Trustees of Columbia University” and include a note designating it for the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center (you may also specify a program within our Center).  

Please send your check to: 

Office of Development
516 West 168th Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10032

Supporting Our Patient Care and Research

If you or someone you love has been to the Berrie Center, you’ve seen our philosophy of care in action. For adults it may involve explaining the disease, complications, and best treatment options to the patient and their loved ones. For children our approach involves helping them get used to the idea of a disease that won’t go away, as well as designing a personalized nutrition plan, teaching them how to use an insulin pump, and helping them feel comfortable with our team. 

When you support the Berrie Center’s research, you’re supporting an open, collaborative model that brings investigators together from different disciplines and institutions. With a long list of publications, basic lab studies, and clinical trials, the researchers of the Berrie Center are part of a broad network that includes scientists at Columbia University, as well as leading diabetes researchers around the world.

Berrie Center Toy Drive

Little girl with a lego set

It has become a Berrie Center tradition that children are welcomed to choose a new toy after a visit with our pediatric diabetes team. You can help keep our cupboards stocked year-round by donating to the Berrie Center's Toy Drive.

Please choose a much-needed toy from our Center's pre-approved "Wish List" and have it shipped directly to the Berrie Center. Our team and our patients appreciate your generosity.