UMDF Celebrates the 2023 Vanguard Award Winner Robert Naviaux, MD, PhD
Above: Richard Haas, MD, presents Robert Naviaux, MD, PhD, with the 2023 Vanguard Award. The UMDF Vanguard Award is presented to a scientist or...
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Advocacy Update – May 2023: What Does the End of the Public Health Emergency Mean for Medicaid?
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, lawmakers unveiled their long-awaited $1.7 trillion government funding package. The package includes 12...
Read moreUpdated COVID-19 Recommendations from UMDF’s Science & Medical Advisory Board – May 2023
COVID-19 updates 2023 Although the COVID-19 pandemic is declared over, the COVID-19 virus is still causing illness and death in the United...
Read moreResearch Update from 2013 UMDF Grant Recipient James Stewart, PhD
Funding nearly $15 million in research – research that is often underfunded but critical to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with...
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On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, lawmakers unveiled their long-awaited $1.7 trillion government funding package. The package includes 12...
Read moreAdvocacy Update – March 2023: Federal Appropriations 101 and Why Advocacy Matters for Mito
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, lawmakers unveiled their long-awaited $1.7 trillion government funding package. The package includes 12...
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Read moreResearch Update from 2015 UMDF Grant Recipient Sara Nowinski, PhD
In 2015, Sara Nowinski, PhD received a $70,000 grant award for her work “Characterizing the Function of the Atypical Mitochondrial Kinase...
Read moreAdvocacy Update – February 2023: Could ARPA-H Change the Research Landscape for Rare Diseases?
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, lawmakers unveiled their long-awaited $1.7 trillion government funding package. The package includes 12...
Read moreAdvocacy Update – January 2023: What Does 2023 Hold for Mito Advocacy?
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, lawmakers unveiled their long-awaited $1.7 trillion government funding package. The package includes 12...
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