UMDF Connect
Meet the Hardison Family
Hannah Hardison, 26, loves sitting on the couch in her Charlotte, NC, home, eating Teddy Grahams, drinking milk, and watching The Sound of Music, preferably with one of her three siblings. Even though her mitochondrial disease limits her physically, nothing keeps her from showing love for her brothers, Ned, 30, Shep, 27, and her sister, Ansley, 22.
Powerhouse Podcast Episode #3 – A Conversation Rob Bradner, an attorney at the D.C. law firm Holland & Knight.
Powerhouse Podcast Episode #3 UMDF President and CEO Brian Harman and Science and Alliance Officer Dr. Phil Yeske talk to Rob about his legislative advocacy work to support mito patients, the formation of the Congressional Mitochondrial Disease Caucus and what happens...
Clinical Trials Update – Astellas ASP0367
on April 8, 2021. Dr. Phil Yeske, UMDF Science and Alliance Officer…
Mito Champion Spotlight – Caitlin Baran
There doesn’t seem to be a sport that Caitlin Baran hasn’t tried. The State College, PA, resident has competed in track and field, bocce, golf, swimming, and tennis. She plays ice hockey and hopes her future will include a competitive snow shoe event.
Powerhouse Podcast Episode #2 – A Conversation with Dr. Afshin Beheshti, Bioinformatician and Principal Investigator at KBR/NASA
Powerhouse Podcast Episode #2 UMDF President and CEO Brian Harman and Science and Alliance Officer Dr. Phil Yeske talk with Dr. Afshin Beheshti, Bioinformatician and Principal Investigator at KBR/NASA. We dive into space biology, how space travel affects mitochondria...
Mito Champion Spotlight – Caitlin Baran
There doesn’t seem to be a sport that Caitlin Baran hasn’t tried. The State College, PA, resident has competed in track and field, bocce, golf, swimming, and tennis. She plays ice hockey and hopes her future will include a competitive snow shoe event.
Ask The Mito Doc Webcast Series – Special Coronavirus Update
If you missed the February 2021 “Ask the Mito Doc” webcast,
Genetic Alliance Webinar with Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
On Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Noon Eastern Time, Francis Collins, MD, PhD, Director of the National Institutes of Health, will share with us why it is critical that individuals living with chronic diseases and conditions receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Donor Spotlight – The Students At Divine Mercy Academy
Students at Divine Mercy Academy, formerly known as St. Bernadette Catholic School, know it’s close to Catholic Schools Week when the special plastic jugs start appearing on their teachers desks. For the past 20 years…
Powerhouse Podcast Episode #1 – A Conversation Adult Patient Brandon Leach
Powerhouse Podcast Episode #1 UMDF President and CEO Brian Harman and Science and Alliance Officer Dr. Phil Yeske debut the Powerhouse Podcast with a conversation with Brandon Leach. Brandon is a resilient young adult patient navigating mitochondrial disease, college...