UMDF Names Award Winners for 2024
From Left to right: Fatema Shikora with Jennifer Chickering of Tisento Therapeutics, Jared Goettemoeller with Dr. Tyler...
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An Announcement from UMDF Board Chair Dr. Alicia Palladino
Dear UMDF Community: As you know, Brian Harman has been the UMDF President and CEO for the past six years, driving numerous critical...
Read moreAdvocacy Update – May 2024: FAA Reauthorization, Telehealth, Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act, and more
UMDF Advocacy Update – Dec. 2023 The House is scheduled to be out of session until January, while the Senate is scheduled to remain in...
Read moreUMDF Announces Inaugural Venture Philanthropy Investment: The Mito Fund Invests $500k in Pierrepont Therapeutics, Inc. to Help Move a Mitochondrial Disease Therapy Forward
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF) is pleased to announce a new grant of $200,000 awarded to Suraiya Haroon, PhD, within...
Read moreResearch Update from 2023 accelerators Runner-Up Jonathan Dietz, PhD
Research Update from 2023 accelerators Runner-Up Jonathan Dietz, PhD In June 2023, Jonathan Dietz, PhD presented his research...
Read moreAdvocacy Update – February 2024: Redefining “Rare” For the World, Funding for 2024 & Beyond
UMDF Advocacy Update – Dec. 2023 The House is scheduled to be out of session until January, while the Senate is scheduled to remain in...
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