Home - The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation

Our mission is to promote research and education for the diagnosis, treatment and cure of mitochondrial disorders and to provide support to affected individuals and families.

CALL TO ACTION!
The UMDF needs you to participate in our ADVOCACY ACTION WEEK!
Click here to see how you can help get cosponsors for HR 3502 and S. 2858 disease.

Here are some of the more popular pages on the UMDF website....

Participate in "Call to Action"
Ask the MitoDoc^SM
Action Center
Clinical Trials
UMDF Literature
Awareness Week
State Resources
Kids & Teens
Disease Descriptions
Treatments & Therapies

Mayo Clinic announces new research resource: The Mitochondrial Disease Biobank. Click here for details.

Rare Disease Day is February 28

Click Here to learn more about Rare Disease Day.

Mayo Clinic Mitochondrial Disease Biobank

UMDF Receives ACMS Award

Last Chance to Vote for Dakota Dir

New England Chapter members meet Ty Pennington

Rina's Mito Smashers Raise Awareness and Funds

News Archive

Indiana Chapter Support Meeting

Dayton Mito Group Meeting

Houston Chapter of UMDF Family & Sibling Support Group Meeting

North Alabama Mito Group Meeting

Delaware Valley Chapter Holiday Bowling Party

Houston Chapter Benefit Night at Chick-Fil-A

Kansas City's Race Kick Off Meeting

More Events

Since 1996, the UMDF funded nearly $7 million in research projects aimed at finding better treatments for mitochondrial diseases, with the ultimate goal of a cure. Click here to learn more about UMDF Research efforts.

Each year, the UMDF brings together clinical and basic science researchers sharing an interest in mitochondria from all over the world. Patients and families meet others who, like themselves, are seeking knowledge. Click here to learn more.

AACT Mission Statement: For the UMDF to have parity between the affected adult community and the affected pediatric community and to better represent, serve and assist adults with mitochondrial disease. Click here to visit the AACT page.