AMOUR SCIENCE FOUNDATION
To find a cure for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG)
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
OUR VISION To find a cure for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) OUR MISSION Fund research for developing a cure and treatment for CDG, advocate for CDG screening, raise awareness about CDG and provide assistance to CDG families.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Research
Amour Fund conducts and funds scientific research in PMM2-CDG. This research includes, but is not limited to, understanding, diagnosis, treatment and cures for the disorder.
Support
Amour Fund provides support to patients with PMM2-CDG and their families. Support includes, but is not limited to: website, forums, family/research symposiums, welcome packets, travel grants, medical expense and equipment grants, and more.
Advocacy
Amour Fund educates clinicians, researchers, patients, families, and the general public on PMM2-CDG. This education is accomplished through presentations, exhibitions, publications, media outreach, educational materials, social media, and more.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
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Direction of Success
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To find a cure for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG)
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Fund research for developing a cure and treatment for CDG
Advocate for CDG screening
Raise awareness about CDG
Provide assistance to CDG families
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Fund medical research for CDG
Raise awareness of CDG and CDG treatment
Assist in ongoing treatments
Add CDG to newborn screening programs
Provide educational assistance
Provide durable medical equipment to children in need
Assist with school placement and education for CDG children
Provide assistance to disadvantaged kids
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Were able to have California recognize May 16th as World CDG Awareness Day
Organized the 2017 NOLA CDG Parent, Patient and Physician Meeting
Funded Glycomine who started the first ever clinical trial for PMM2-CDG (CDG-Ia)
Reached 10,000+ views for "What is CDG" video, which was translated to 9 languages
Regularly collaborate with researchers, patient advocates, and scientists
Funded research on liver involvement in CDG
Funded the development of the PMM2-CDG mouse model
Part of the Frontiers in Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Consortium (FCDGC)
And that's just a few of so many successes.
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AMOUR SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Board of directorsas of 03/05/2023
Misak Zetilyan
Hagint Babakhanian
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