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UMDF Partners with MDA to Co-Fund Two New Mito Research Grants
UMDF has teamed up with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to co-fund two new research projects to accelerate the development of...
Read moreUMDF and The Mito Foundation Announce Research Grant Partnership
Two of the world’s largest mitochondrial disease patient advocacy groups are collaborating to double their research impact this June. Today,...
Read moreThe Mito Fund Announces Investment in Khondrion to Support Development of One of the Most Advanced Drug Candidates for Primary Mitochondrial Disease
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation’s (UMDF) venture philanthropy arm, The Mito Fund, has invested in Khondrion, a Netherlands-based...
Read moreUMDF Announces $100k Award for MEPAN Research, Bringing Total Research Grants Awarded to More Than $1 Million in the Last Year
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation today announced a new $100,000 grant to Madhurima Saha, PhD, of the University of Florida, for...
Read moreUMDF Announces Two New Postdoctoral Fellowship Research Grants
On the heels of our traditional research grant funding cycle culminating at UMDF’s annual Mitochondrial Medicine conference this past June, the...
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 moreResearch Update from 2019 accelerators winner Arwen Gao, PhD
In 2019, accelerators project donors helped the mito community make history at the first ever Big Pitch event at the UMDF Symposium on...
Read moreMito Study Roundup: Studies Available for Patients, Caregivers
Mito Study Roundup: Studies Available for Patients, Caregivers Updated 7/18/25 We all want more and better therapies for mitochondrial disease,...
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