2010 – Energy for Life Kicks Off
The first Energy for Life Walkathons were held in the fall of 2010 in Minnesota, Western New York, Kansas City, Delaware Valley, Chicago, and...
Read moreThe first Energy for Life Walkathons were held in the fall of 2010 in Minnesota, Western New York, Kansas City, Delaware Valley, Chicago, and...
Read moreFor the first time, mitochondrial disease and dysfunction was added to the Defense Department Appropriations Bill. This initial inclusion,...
Read moreUMDF brought more than 150 patient families to Capitol Hill for its first Day on the Hill advocacy event to speak to their senators and...
Read moreThe North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC) was funded to establish a network of clinicians and clinical investigators who...
Read moreUMDF launched the Ambassador program to connect patient families with trained volunteers to help navigate their journey.
Read moreThe first UMDF Mitochondrial Medicine Symposium was held in Cleveland, Ohio, and brought together patient families and the world’s experts in...
Read moreChuck Mohan named first chair of the Board of Trustees. In 2007, Chuck became UMDF’s CEO, until his retirement in 2018.
Read moreUMDF forms its first chapter in the Delaware Valley.
Read moreKara Strittmatter was hired as UMDF’s first employee. Its first office was located in Chuck Mohan’s basement in Pittsburgh,...
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