Nonprofit OrganizationsMedical Research

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TO SUPPORT AND PERFORM MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH, RELATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER RELATED ENDEAVORS.

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THE FOUNDATION WAS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE THE RESEARCH, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF BLINDNESS AND IMPAIRED VISION. THE FOUNDATION ALSO STRIVES TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM IN ORDER TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT SIGHT-THREATENING CONDITIONS, AND TO ENHANCE THE REHABILITATION, TRAINING AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PARTIALLY SIGHTED OR BLIND.

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RESTORING AMPUTEES TO INDEPENDENT AND ACTIVE LIVES BY PROVIDING FULLY- FUNCTIONAL PROSTHETIC CARE TO THOSE WHO HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF OBTAINING IT.

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THE APSF'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS DURING ANESTHESIA CARE BY: IDENTIFYING SAFETY INITIATIVES AND CREATING RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPLEMENT DIRECTLY AND WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, BEING A LEADING VOICE FOR ANESTHESIA PATIENT SAFETY WORLDWIDE, AND SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING ANESTHESIA PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE, KNOWLEDGE, AND LEARNING.

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TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE DURHAM VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

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THE NATIONAL SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE MEDICAL RESEARCH, PROMOTE DISEASE AWARENESS, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION TO PEOPLE WITH SCLERODERMA, THEIR FAMILIES AND SUPPORT NETWORKS.

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TO SUPPORT CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

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THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED RESEARCH GRANTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND VARIOUS OTHER MEDICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS.

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BIOMED VALLEY CORPORATION ("BVC") SUPPORTS THE ACTIVITIES OF STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ("SIMR") WHICH CONDUCTS BASIC CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY RESEARCH.

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CANCER RESEARCH AND BIOSTATISTICS (CRAB) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO HELP CONQUER CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF BIOSTATISTICAL PRINCIPLES AND INNOVATIVE DATA MANAGEMENT METHODS.

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PREVENT AND CURE HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS. (SEE SCH O ) HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION'S VISION IS TO HAVE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY LIFE WITHOUT HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS. SINCE 1958, HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION HAS BEEN THE LEADING NONPROFIT FUNDER FOR FUNDING FOR BASIC, CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN HEARING AND BALANCE SCIENCE, AND A LEADER IN DRIVING NEW INNOVATIONS AND TREATMENTS FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS, TINNITUS, AND OTHER HEARING CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES FUNDING RESEARCH THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND MANY OF TODAY'S STANDARD TREATMENTS FOR OTOSCLEROSIS (ABNORMAL BONE GROWTH IN THE EAR) AND EAR INFECTIONS. IN THE 1990'S HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION ADVOCATED IN WASHINGTON, DC, FOR UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING LEGISLATION, TO DETECT HEARING LOSS AT BIRTH. TODAY, 98% OF NEWBORNS ARE TESTED (UP FROM 4% IN 1994).

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THE MISSION OF LUNGEVITY FOUNDATION IS TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL AND IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON IMPROVING LUNG CANCER SURVIVAL RATES, ENSURE A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LUNG CANCER PATIENTS, AND PROVIDE A COMMUNITY FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY LUNG CANCER.

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TO IMPROVE HEALTH BY INVESTING IN ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE CAREER DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION.

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TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS TOWARD THE CONTROL AND CURE OF CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (CLL).

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TO PROVIDE DONATED HUMAN EYE TISSUE FOR CORNEAL TRANSPLANT, MEDICAL RESEARCH & TEACHING.

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TO FIND A BIOLOGICAL CURE FOR SPINAL CORD INJURIES SCI

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IMPROVE BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION AND RELATED CELLULAR THERAPIES.

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The goal of this organization is to raise and distribute funds for multiple organizations within the Medical Research major group area.

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THE MISSION OF ALL MAY SEE FOUNDATION IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR UCSF OPHTHALMOLOGY MAKING POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGHS IN VISION RESEARCH, STATE-OF-THE-ART PATIENT CARE, OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS, AND INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF EYE HEALTH AMONG A COMMUNITY OF FRIENDS.

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BREAK DOWN BARRIERS IN THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLE TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION AND ADOPTION OF SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES.