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"There will be no cure without research and no research without funding."

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The goal of the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation (APMRF) is to raise funds to find a cure for Niemann-Pick Type C disease (NP-C).

The funding supports an international research program:

To expedite a cure for Niemann-Pick Type C disease
To promote collaborative research efforts among the world's leading experts in cholesterol metabolism, cell biology, neurobiology and genetics
To study similar pediatric neurodegenerative disorders

The research program is directed by a Scientific Advisory Board of internationally acclaimed scientists. Ninety percent of every dollar contributed to the Foundation is directed to medical research, with only ten percent supporting administrative costs. Research is expensive. $125,000 funds one research project for one year $100,000 funds a screening program for potentially effective drugs $50,000 funds a researcher for one year $25,000 funds essential scientific equipment and research material $10,000 funds a laboratory assistant for six months

For the thousands of children worldwide who are afflicted with NP-C and for the 60,000 children who have other neurodegenerative diseases, the APMRF's goal means life. This research effort is a race against time.

Your donation will help us reach this goal:

A Goal for Life.