Diabetes Training Camp

DTC Administrative Team

Julianne Thornton, PhD

Julianne has lived in South Jersey her whole life. She completed her Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Rowan University in New Jersey, where she also completed her two bachelor’s degrees. Julianne was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in February 2003 and has been a part of the DTC family since 2016, having been a camper six times and attended the Fundraising Gala multiple times. She comes back to DTC as much as possible because no one else understands life with T1D the way the DTC family understands. As part of the DTC Administrative Team, Julianne is able to help bring the camps to life for more people to experience the life-changing impact they have.

Julianne’s favorite way to exercise is either CrossFit or running around the backyard with her cats Cider and Luna (Oreo is not an outdoorsy girl). She has completed multiple JDRF/Breakthrough T1D Rides and a half marathon. She is also a lifetime Girl Scout who completed her Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, and she is still an active volunteer. Julianne enjoys spending her free time watching Phillies and Eagles games, baking, reading novels, crocheting, painting by numbers, and planning her next travel destination.