Overview

The Kissick Family Foundation has partnered with Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) since 2022 to analyze and understand the state of the frontotemporal dementia (FTD) research ecosystem and identify where philanthropic investments could be deployed to overcome barriers to scientific progress. 

A new RFP is now open and accepting letters of intent through November 1, 2024. Please view the RFP for more details.
 

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Request for Proposals: Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia Grant Program

A new RFP is now open and accepting letters of intent through November 1, 2024.
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Science Advisory Board

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Li Gan

Kissick Family Foundation FTD Science Advisory Board Member
Director, Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Stephen J. Haggarty

Kissick Family Foundation FTD Science Advisory Board Member
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School; Associate in Neuroscience, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Bruce Miller

Kissick Family Foundation FTD Science Advisory Board Member
A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor in Neurology; Director, Memory and Aging Center; Founding Director, Global Brain Health Institute, UCSF
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Rosa Rademakers

Kissick Family Foundation FTD Science Advisory Board Member
Scientific Director, VIB-UA Center for Molecular Neurology; Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp
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Erik Roberson

Kissick Family Foundation FTD Science Advisory Board Member
Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Rita Sattler

Kissick Family Foundation FTD Science Advisory Board Member
Professor, Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute

Kissick Family Foundation FTD Grant Program
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