November 2, 2022 – Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) Canada is pleased to announce that once again it is supporting a two-year Clinical and Research Fellowship for Movement Disorders, with a specialty in Dystonia.
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November 2, 2022
October 27, 2022
October 2022
DMRF Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Jackson Mooney Patient Grant for Dystonia (JMPG). This annual grant, established by Jackson and Jefferson Mooney, aims to provide financial assistance of up to $5,000.00 for Canadian residents living with dystonia in financial need and committed to enhancing their current situation through furthering their education.
This year, the JMPG Committee opted to provide funding for education to two very worthy candidates:
Astrid Frauscher
Read more... October 21, 2022
DMRF Canada is pleased to partner with Canadian organization Rare Diseases: Models & Mechanisms Network (RDMM) to fund a new research grant with lead investigator Paul Marcogliese, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba.
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September 16, 2022
The dystonia community had the chance to hear more about what Dr. JiaRen Chai, DMRF Canada Clinical and Research Fellow, has been up to since his Fellowship began in July 2021. JiaRen Chai, MD, London Movement Disorders Centre at the University of Western Ontario, provided an overview of his work to date in an exclusive DMRF Canada hosted webinar earlier this spring.
Read more... August 8, 2022
DMRF Canada, along with Merz Therapeutics, is pleased to partially support the 2022 Dystonia Coalition Pilot Projects Program Award, “Moodscreen for Cervical Dystonia: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study of Depression and Anxiety” with lead investigator, Davide Martino, MD, PhD, of the University of Calgary.
Read more... July 5, 2022
DMRF Canada is pleased to announce our support of 2022-2023 Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award recipient, Luka Milosevic.
Read more... June 1, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Join Us for Freedom to Move: Run, Walk and Wheel to Raise Funds for Dystonia Taking Place Across Canada from June 1 to 30
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March 30, 2022
Join the Dystonia Community to do Your Race – Your Way Freedom to Move: Run, Walk and Wheel for Dystonia
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