Friends of FSH Research

$6.3 Million Grant for FSH Research

Friends of FSH Research is thrilled to announce that a $6.3 million, 5-year NIH grant for FSH research has been awarded to the Seattle-based research consortium headed by Dr. Stephen Tapscott. This is one of the largest grants ever to be awarded for FSH research.

FSH Grant Awarded UW Researcher

Friends of FSH Research and the MDA announced Dr. Joel Chamberlain as the recipient of their two-year, $200,000 collaborative grant.

FSH Research Benefit

Sunday September 26, 2010
Woodmark Hotel & Yacht Club
On Lake Washington in Kirkland
5:00pm — 9:00pm

Honoring women, wine, art and cuisine of the Eastside

MDA Quest Summer Updates

FSH Research: Probing the Cause, Proposing Solutions

FacioScapuloHumeral Dystrophy, or FSH, is a degenerative muscular disease. It is the most prevalent form of Muscular Dystrophy and yet there is no treatment or cure.

Read more about FSH Muscular Dystrophy

Only because of funding from individuals through organizations like Friends of FSH Research has much progresss been made to determine what specific genetic changes are actually causing the disease.

Your support has so much...

Friends of FSH Research-supported pilot studies provided the preliminary data that was critical for the Program Project Grant application, and these pilot studies have resulted in additional NIH awards to Dr. Stephen Tapscott's lab in Seattle and Dr. Michael Kyba's in Minneapolis, as well as grants from the Muscular Dystrophy Association to Dr. Miller and Dr. Joel Chamberlain in Seattle. The total investment by the Friends of FSH Research has been approximately $800,000 in pilot funds since 2005; the return on that investment is about $10 Million for FSH research from the NIH and the MDA combined!

And you can make a difference...

	Help Friends of FSH Research earn money by dining out. Sign up for www.celebratedchefs.com
	Participate in the FSH MRI study at the University of Washington / Seattle Children's Department of Radiology.
	Using GoodSearch, your Internet searches can help fund FSH research. Download Toolbar here.
	If you are a patient, reigster with the National Registry for MD and FSH Patients in order to participate in research, and encourage more research in this area.

Special thanks to the generous sponsors & donors who support our cause

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FSH News & Updates

FSH Muscular Dystrophy Defined

Many members of the EAFA organization have donated to the "FiSHing for a Cure" auction every year. Please tell them "Thanks" by visiting their show at the Mercer Island Community Center.