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Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) describes brain conditions characterized by p
rogressive degeneration of the brain’s frontal and temporal lobes., About the Kissick Family Foundation FTD Grant Program
The Kissick Family Foundation partnered with MI Philanthropy’s Science and Health team in 2022 to analyze and understand the state of the FTD research ecosystem and identify where phi,
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Livestream | 2023 Future of Health Summit
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Clinical Developments in Follicular Lymphoma
Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a rare, slow-growing cancer that affects certain blood cells. People ex
periencing this form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma face multiple relapses over the course of their disease, which can run for years and sometimes decades.
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Childhood Brain Cancer: A Giving Smarter Guide
Pediatric brain cancer accounts for 16 percent of all new childhood cancer diagnoses, making it one
of the most common cancer diagnoses in children and adolescents. It is also the leading cause of cancer death within this age group.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) A Giving Smarter Guide
ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neurone disease (MND), is a cruel disease that
has challenged patients, their families, and the medical community for generations.
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Electricity Access in Africa: Why a Green Energy Innovation Competition?
This report explores the challenges and opportunities surrounding accessible energy in Africa, emph
asizing sustainable solutions that drive progress and prosperity.
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Transformative Computational Biology: A Giving Smarter Guide
In November 2022, the release of Open AI's chatbot, ChatGPT, captivated the public's attention and
understanding of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Request for Proposals: Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia Grant Program
The Kissick Family Foundation, with guidance from MI Philanthropy’s Science and Health team, is rel
easing its first Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund research that accelerates basic and fundamental discoveries for sporadic FTD.
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Frontotemporal Dementia: A Giving Smarter Guide
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) refers to a family of neurodegenerative conditions that cause changes
in behavior, mood, executive function, language, memory, and motor function.
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Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize in AgriTech
The Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program is a series of multi-year, multimillion-dollar prize c
ompetitions for technological solutions that accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a spotlight on Africa.
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Winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy Announced During Opening Session of Milken Institute Global Conference
Prize program awards Aftrak the $1 million Grand Prize to advance green energy in Africa; OMNIVAT aw
arded runner-up prize of $250,000
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Biswas Family Foundation Transformative Computational Biology Grant Awardees
The Biswas Family Foundation and the Milken Institute are pleased to announce the five research team
s selected to receive funding in the first cycle of the Tran
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