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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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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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MI Philanthropy December 2023 Newsletter
In This Issue:
Highlights
Program Updates
Reports and Resources
MI Philanthropy and Our Partners in
the News
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Kissick Family Foundation, Milken Institute Announce $2.5 Million in Funding for Dementia Research
WASHINGTON, DC (November 14, 2023) — The Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia
Grant Program, in partnership wi
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The Milken Institute Future of Health Summit Opens December 6 in Washington, DC
Washington, DC (December 6, 2022) – Beginning today, the 2022 Milken Institute Future of Health Summ
it will convene in person for the first t
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Shifting the Paradigm of ‘Winner Drug Takes All’ for Neurodegenerative Diseases
A dream for many is to live long and to live well. Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS, three diseases
of aging, turn this dream into a nightmare.,
Paradigm shifts in business and policy sectors will ensure that effective treatments ultimately reach patients who need a cure today.
, What’s the ‘Germ Theory of Disease’ Got to Do With It?
This theory captured the minds of scientists and the public, with its ability to explain and treat many of the maladies encountered by humans in the 19th century.
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Baszucki Brain Research Fund and the Milken Institute Announce Metabolic Mind Award Annual Recipients
SAN MATEO, CA, November 15, 2022 — The Baszucki Brain Research Fund and the Milken Institute ar
e pleased to announce the annual rec
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Metabolic Mind Award Program Update
The Milken Institute in partnership with the Baszucki Brain Research Fund are pleased to announce th
e individuals selected to receive the 2022 Metabolic Mind Award for their exceptional contributions to the advancement of understanding Ketogenic
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Statement on the Children’s National Hospital Brain Tumor Program Partnership
The Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) applauds the $96 million investment tha
t an anonymous donor is providing to Children’s National Hospital.
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Advances in Science: A Decade of Progress in Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Rajiv Ahuja, associate director at the Milken Institute, focusing on the future of aging, moderate
s this Advances in Science webinar with featured guest Richard J.
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