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and corporations. Donations are accepted throughout the year as well as at our annual fund raising dinner and auction. To learn more about the "FiSHing for a Cure" auction, visit our AUCTION page
OCTOBER 29, 2007: New Center to Lead International Muscular Dystrophy Research Effort
(Media-Newswire.com) — The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) announced today that it has received a $7.1 million gift from New York developer and philanthropist Richard T. Fields for neurological research and care. The gift – the largest private donation for a specific disease program in the Medical Center’s history – will create a research and clinical center of excellence for facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD), a form of muscular dystrophy. Read more
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