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IRENE AND ABE POLLIN ESTABLISH
$1 MILLION RESEARCH FUND TO FIGHT RARE BRAIN DISEASE
- Irene and Abe Pollin Research Fund for
corticobasal degeneration research is established with CUREPSP
to find the cause and cure for rare neurological disease -
Irene and Abe Pollin, Chairmen and Owners of Washington Sports
& Entertainment, have donated $1,000,000 to the Society for
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy—CUREPSP—to
establish a fund to support research in corticobasal degeneration
(CBD) and to find the cause and cure for the rare neurological disease.
Abe Pollin has suffered with CBD for several years. CBD is a disorder
closely related to progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and superficially
similar to Parkinson’s disease.
“Irene and I are very proud to make this contribution and
it is our hope that this will encourage additional research to help
find a cure for CBD, “said Abe Pollin, Chairman of Washington
Sports & Entertainment. “I can personally attest to the
frustrating and debilitating effects of CBD and would hope that
a cure is found very soon, so that fewer people will have to suffer
from this terrible disease.”
CUREPSP, which includes CBD in its mission
of research, education and patient support, will be responsible
for awarding and monitoring the research grants. Projects with a
translational emphasis will be favored in the review process.
“Irene and Abe’s very generous contribution is by far
the largest single gift ever received by CUREPSP,
and certainly the most important for CBD research in the history
of the Society. We, and our international consortium of scientists
and researchers, are truly grateful for their generous support and
are confident that this gift will have a positive impact not just
on CBD, but on all neurological brain diseases,” said Richard
Gordon Zyne, President and Chief Executive Officer of CUREPSP.
ABOUT CUREPSP
Vision
Cure and prevent progressive
supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD)
Mission
Increase awareness of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and
corticobasal degeneration (CBD), fund research toward a cure and
prevention, educate health professionals, and provide support, information
and hope for persons and families with PSP and CBD.
Research - Strategic Directions
Identify the etiology
and pathogenesis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal
degeneration (CBD).Develop practical diagnostic tests that would be effective
in the earliest stages of the diseases.
Develop treatments to palliate symptoms, as well as
to prevent, slow, halt, or even reverse the progression of the
diseases.
Outreach and Education - Strategic Directions
Communicate the mission and vision of CUREPSP in a compelling
and consistent manner and to be the primary organization providing
outreach, education, advocacy and hope to patients, their families,
and the general public.
Provide scientific and clinical information to physicians and
healthcare professionals regarding the specific nature of progressive
supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD), their
diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment.
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