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- EIN 86-0775966
- (520) 577-5106
- 5050 N Via De La Granja Tucson AZ 85718-7407 USA
- www.parseghian.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health, Medical Research, Neurology & Neuroscience Research
Mission: The ara parseghian medical research foundation is a grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to funding medical research projects to find a treatment for niemann-pick type c (np-c) disease and related neurodegenerative disorders.
Programs: The ara parseghian medical research foundation's purpose is to promote research that is targeted toward understanding the molecular basis of niemann pick type c (np-c) disease and developing novel therapeutic strategies to treat and/or cure the disease. As np-c disease appears to be caused by a defect in intracellular cholesterol trafficking, these studies should provide fundamental insights into cholesterol homeostasis and as such will also serve to increase understanding of atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the united states. In the year ended june 30, 2015, the organization awarded 9 research grants to 7 major universities and medical institutions.