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.

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Kissick Family Foundation FTD Grant Program, 2025 – 2026: Information Session

An informal informational webinar for interested applicants will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 11 am US Eastern Time (8 am Pacific Time, 5 pm Central European Time).

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Kissick Family Foundation FTD Grant Program: 2025 Awardees and Projects

Learn about the 2025 Awardees and Projects.

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Request for Proposals: Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia Grant Program

This RFP supports studies advancing knowledge of frontotemporal dementia.
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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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