Ataxia Research Currently Underway…
The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) is pleased to announce that 21 promising ataxia research studies are currently underway. Funded NAF scientists from around the world were awarded funding through NAF’s 5 research programs: the NAF Research Program, the NAF Post Doc Fellowship Award, the NAF Young Investigator Award, the $50,000 Young Investigator-SCA Award, and the $100,000 Pioneer SCA Translational Research Award. With support from NAF’s partners and donors, NAF has committed $1 million dollars for vital ataxia research being conducted this year.
The National Ataxia Foundation gratefully acknowledges all who supported this year’s important ataxia research studies. It is through your generosity that enabled NAF to fund these cutting-edge ataxia research efforts. Thank you!
Our thanks goes to our anonymous donor who again so generously supported this year’s research studies through a 3-year $1.5 million dollar research commitment, to The Michael and Patricia Clementz Family Fund for SCA3 Research for their continued financial commitment, the Angeldance Fund in Memory of Sue Cowles Shoup of The Dallas Foundation for their most generous gift, The Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Foundation’s continued support and generous $150,000 matching research gift.
A special thank you to the families, individuals, support groups, chapters, and ambassadors who conducted events and Walk n’ Rolls to help raise ataxia awareness and funds to support NAF’s important mission and to the donors, sponsors, and volunteers of these events. To each individual and family who gave so generously in supporting NAF’s 2012 ataxia research drive and to those who supported NAF throughout the year, we are truly grateful.
A listing and summaries of studies being conducted in 2013 are now available on the Foundation’s web site, here...
2013 NAF Annual Membership Meeting
Macklin Foundation $150,000 Matching Gift Challenge Has Been Reached!
It is with gratitude and humility that the National Ataxia Foundation gratefully acknowledges and sincerely thanks all who so generously donated to this year’s NAF annual ataxia research drive. Through your kindness, the National Ataxia Foundation has now reached its $150,000.00 matching research grant challenge. Thank you!
We are truly grateful to the Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Foundation for their continued and most generous research match of $150,000.00. To individuals, families, chapters, and support groups who gave and encouraged others to also give. To those who gave a second research gift. To the selfless and kind donors who reached deep into their pockets and gave so generously. To the donors who helped us reach the first $50,000.00 and to the family who got us over the top to help reach and exceed the matching goal. We thank you all for your kindness and generosity to help further the National Ataxia Foundation’s crucial efforts in ending ataxia.
Words cannot express how grateful we are to all who so generously contributed to this year’s ataxia research drive and to the Macklin Foundation who again this year offered a most generous research matching gift. Together we are making a difference in finding answers to end ataxia. Thank you!
