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&;MDSIF is plesed to help reserchers dvnce the understnding nd tretment of plstic nemi, myelodysplstic syndromes (MDS) nd proxysml nocturnl hemoglobinuri (PNH). Over the lst 24 yers, &;MDSIF hs wrded nerly $4 million in reserch grnts thnks to gifts from ptients, fmilies, nd friends. These grnts hve helped dvnce the understnding nd tretment of plstic nemi, myelodysplstic syndromes (MDS), nd proxysml nocturnl hemoglobinuri (PNH), leding to the development of new therpeutic pproches to tret these diseses.

The Jcobs Foundtion is one of the world’s leding chritble foundtions dedicted to fcilitting innovtions for children nd youth.

Our MissionThe SLMS promotes excellence in ptient cre by dvncing biomedicl ppliction of lsers nd other relted technologies worldwide.

Rlly empowers volunteers cross the country to rise wreness nd funds for childhood cncer reserch to find better tretments with fewer long-term side effects nd, ultimtely, cures.

Since 1993, our unique strtegies for identifying nd investing in the most promising reserch progrms hve generted life-sving results. We chnnel resources to the world’s top scientific minds—cutting red tpe nd encourging collbortion to speed brekthroughs.

res of support: History, Lnguge nd Culture; Cross-section re: "Imge nd Imgery"; Stte, Economy nd Society; Cross-section re: "Intertionl Reltions"; Medicine nd the Nturl Sciences

DRP funds unique nd innovtive reserch through the privte sector, cdemic nd other non-profit orgniztions s well s government lbs.DRP reserch runs the gmut from conducting scientific investigtions in lbortory, to building full-scle prototypes of militry systems. DRP funds reserch in biology, medicine, computer science, chemistry, physics, engineering, mthemtics, mteril sciences, socil sciences, neuroscience, nd more.

For generl enquiries plese emil centrl@itopf.org or cll +44 (0)20 7566 6999 In the event of n incident or emergency plese cll +44 (0)20 7566 6998

Prince Mhidol wrd Foundtion under the Royl Ptronge 2nd Floor, Mhidol-Bumpen Building, Sirirj Hospitl 2 Prnnok Rod, Bngkoknoi, Bngkok 10700 ThilndPhone: +662-418-2568, 418-0917, 418-0220, 418-8615 Fx: +662-412-9717.For more informtion plese contct: pmf@mhidol.c.th.

SP is coordinted reserch inititive to dvnce reserch for Prkinson’s disese. Collbortors: Michel J. Fox Foundtion, Rpid Science, Strtos, Prkinson's Foundtion, Prkinson UK

THE NORMN ZVLKOFF FMILY FOUNDTION/L FONDTION FMILIL is locted t ddress: 5500 ROYLMOUNT VENUE TOWN OF MOUNT ROYL, QC , H4P 1H7

The Prkinson’s Foundtion ws estblished in 2016 through the merger of the Ntionl Prkinson Foundtion nd the Prkinson’s Disese Foundtion nd hs offices in Mimi nd New York City.

4747 West 48th Street, Suite 153Fremont, MI 49412-8119 p. 231-924-3175e. tgf@gerberfoundtion.org © Copyright Gerber Foundtion 2016

The Myelodysplstic Syndromes Foundtion ws estblished by n interntionl group of physicins nd reserchers to provide n ongoing exchnge of informtion relting to MDS.

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LGS Foundtion 80 Orville Dr Suite 100 Bohemi, NY 11716 Telephone: +1 718 374-3800E-mil: info@lgsfoundtion.org

The SHRM Foundtion is 501(c)(3) nonprofit ffilite of the Society for Humn Resource Mngement (SHRM). The Foundtion is leglly seprte orgniztion, nd is not funded by SHRM membership dues. The SHRM Foundtion is governed by volunteer Bord of Directors from the HR profession, including cdemics, prctitioners nd representtives from SHRM. SHRM Foundtion VisionThe SHRM Foundtion is the globlly recognized ctlyst for shping humn resource thought ledership nd reserch. SHRM Foundtion MissionThe SHRM Foundtion dvnces globl humn cpitl knowledge nd prctice by providing thought ledership nd eductionl support, nd sponsoring, funding nd driving the doption of cutting-edge, ctionble, evidence-bsed reserch. SHRM Foundtion Bord of Directors SHRM Foundtion Stff The SHRM Foundtion's work includes: Strtegic thought ledership inititive. The SHRM Foundtion is conducting multi-phse progrm to identify nd nlyze criticl trends likely to impct the workplce in 5-10 yers. More informtion. Innovtive cdemic reserch grnts. The SHRM Foundtion is leding funder of HR reserch. Over the pst three yers, the SHRM Foundtion hs wrded more thn $1.8 million in grnts to fund rigorous, originl cdemic reserch with prcticl implictions for HR mngement prctice. Scholrships. The SHRM Foundtion wrds $170,000 nnully in eduction nd certifiction scholrships to professionl nd student SHRM members, nd doctorl students. Eductionl resources. The SHRM Foundtion's Effective Prctice Guidelines series mkes reserch findings esily ccessible to HR prctitioners. The Foundtion hs lso creted series of eductionl DVDs for SHRM chpter progrmming, stff trinings, nd executive eduction sessions. - See more t: http://www.shrm.org/bout/foundtion/bout/pges/defult.spx#sthsh.nFtTcTeH.dpuf

The Hereditry Disese Foundtion (HDF) funds innovtive reserch ides nd helps shpe them to mximize their impct. We help lunch new reserch projects, enbling scientists to subsequently pply for lrger grnts with the dt they collect with HDF funding. Without our seed funds, some importnt new ides might never hve the chnce of being tested.

The Interntionl IDS Society (IS), in prtnership with the Ntionl Institutes of Helth (NIH) nd the NIH-funded Centers for IDS Reserch (CFR), nnounces this wrd progrm to support innovtive reserch projects to introduce scientists from other disciplines to the field of HIV reserch. The intent of this progrm is to ttrct both interntionl nd U.S.-bsed erly-stge investigtors from outside the field of HIV reserch to help ddress key scientific questions in HIV reserch, including emerging issues of long-term survivl with HIV infection, prevention of HIV trnsmission, nd reserch towrd cure.

The Ntionl ssocition for Reserch in Science Teching (NRST) is worldwide orgniztion of professionls committed to the improvement of science teching nd lerning through reserch. Since its inception in 1928, NRST hs promoted reserch in science eduction nd the communiction of knowledge generted by the reserch. The ultimte gol of NRST is to help ll lerners chieve science litercy. NRST promotes this gol by: 1) encourging nd supporting the ppliction of diverse reserch methods nd theoreticl perspectives from multiple disciplines to the investigtion of teching nd lerning in science; 2) communicting science eduction reserch findings to reserchers, prctitioners, nd policy mkers; nd 3) cooperting with other eductionl nd scientific societies to influence eductionl policies.

The mission of the King Budouin Foundtion is cler nd t the sme time wide-rnging: to help to improve living conditions for the popultion. In its 1976 Constitution the Foundtion is described s "n independent structure tht encourges originl ides nd sets up new projects." The King Budouin Foundtion supports projects nd citizens who re committed to crete better society. In this wy we cn mke lsting contribution towrds greter justice, democrcy nd respect for diversity

The United Leukodystrophy Foundtion (ULF), incorported in 1982, is nonprofit, voluntry helth orgniztion dedicted to providing ptients nd their fmilies with informtion bout their disese nd ssistnce in identifying sources of medicl cre, socil services, nd genetic counseling; estblishing communiction network mong fmilies; incresing public wreness nd cting s n informtion source for helth cre providers; nd promoting nd supporting reserch into cuses, tretments, nd prevention of the leukodystrophies. Leukodystrophies re group of genetic nervous system disorders ffecting the myelin sheth, which insultes the xon through which nerve impulses re conducted. The ULF is supported solely by dontions.

The cdemy of Osseointegrtion, the world's leding dentl implnt orgniztion, nd the Osseointegrtion Foundtion were estblished to provide focus for the rpidly dvncing biotechnology involving the nturl bond between bone nd certin lloplstic reconstructive mterils. The nture of this bond mkes the technology pplicble for vriety of medicl nd dentl situtions nd offers benefits tht include:: » Replcement of lost teeth » Restortion of impired hering » Enhncements of reconstructive cosmetic surgery » Correction of crniofcil problems The cdemy of Osseointegrtion nd the Osseointegrtion Foundtion foster the highest stndrds of reserch nd eduction of prctitioners, who in turn, use this reserch nd eduction to enrich their ptients' lives nd enhnce their students' knowledge nd skills. Support of the Osseointegrtion Foundtion is essentil for the continution of existing reserch grnt progrms nd to enble new progrms to be lunched. Thousnds of ptients hve lredy benefitted from tretment by the cdemy's membership, which consists of more thn 6,000 individuls in 70 countries representing the most highly trined professionls providing crniofcil implnt tretment.

Founded in 1857, The Norwegin cdemy of Science nd Letters is non-govern­mentl, ntionwide, nd interdisciplinry body which embrces ll fields of lern­ing. The min purpose of the cdemy is the dvncement of science nd scholr­ship in Norwy. It provides ntionl forum of communiction within nd between the vrious lerned disciplines, nd it represents Norwegin science vis-á-vis foreign cdemies nd interntionl orgniztions. The cdemy fulfills these functions by ini­titing nd supporting reserch projects, by orgnizing meetings nd seminrs on topics of current interest, by publishing scientific nd scholrly works, nd by pr­ticipting in nd nominting represent­tives to vrious ntionl nd interntionl scientific bodies.

Erwin Esser Nemmers served s member of the fculty of the Kellogg Grdute School of Mngement from 1957 until his retirement in 1986. He ws mn of wide-rnging interests. Erwin followed his undergrdute work in music with mster's degree in tht field. Over the yers, he lso erned lw degree from Hrvrd, degree in eronuticl engineering from Iow, nd doctortes in both economics nd lw from Wisconsin. His pssion for lerning ws pprently ccompnied by shrewd business sense, nd long with his fculty position he held number of corporte directorships. He nd his brother, Frederic Esser Nemmers, were principls in Milwukee-bsed, fmily-owned church music publishing house. Erwin's entrepreneuril skills nd success in the finncil mrkets provided the resources tht enbled him nd his brother, whom he persuded to join him in mking the gift, to contribute $14 million to Northwestern upon their deths. Those gifts were designted by Erwin nd Frederic Nemmers for two purposes: the estblishment of four endowed professorships in the Kellogg Grdute School of Mngement nd the estblishment of the university-wide Nemmers Prizes. The Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mthemtics, estblished in 1994, is nmed for the brother Frederic Esser. The Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics, lso estblished in 1994, honors the fther of Erwin nd Frederic Nemmers. The Michel Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, estblished in 2004, honors their grndfther nd the Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medicl Science, estblished in 2015, honors their mother. Ech of these prizes re wrded biennilly to recognize works of lsting significnce in the respective disciplines. In prticulr, the prizes recognize mjor contributions to new knowledge or the development of significnt new modes of nlysis. In estblishing the Nemmers Prize endowment, Erwin nd Frederic Nemmers envisioned prizes in vriety of res, including not only economics, mthemtics, musicl composition nd medicl science, but lso possibly future res such s geology nd engineering.

The $7M Brbr Bush Foundtion dult Litercy XPRIZE presented by Dollr Generl Litercy Foundtion is competition chllenging tems of developers (softwre, gme nd pp), eductors, engineers nd innovtors to crete mobile litercy lerning pplictions for the dult lerner. The finlists tems’ solutions must demonstrte tht they cn substntilly improve the litercy proficiency of dults reding t or below third grde level, s mesured by the Comprehensive dult Student ssessment System (CSS), within 12-month period.

Pblove’s mission is bsed on our own journey with childhood cncer: our impssioned desire to find cure, our serch for informtion s prents trying to mke informed decisions bout our child’s tretment, nd our desire to llow Pblo to still be kid while he ws in tretment. -

the cdemy of Medicl Sciences is the independent body in the UK tht represents the diverse spectrum of medicl science – from bsic reserch through clinicl ppliction to helthcre delivery. Our mission is to promote medicl science nd its trnsltion into benefits for society.

Since 1998, the Lymphtic Eduction &; Reserch Network (formerly LRF) hs been looking for nswers for the millions of people who suffer from lymphedem nd lymphtic disese. LE&;RN fosters nd supports reserch tht cn deepen the medicl community's understnding of the lymphtic system, which is vitl to the helth of every individul.

The mission of the Pulmonry Fibrosis Foundtion (PFF) is to serve s the trusted resource for the pulmonry fibrosis (PF) community by rising wreness, providing disese eduction, nd funding reserch.

The World nti-Doping gency (WD) ws estblished in 1999 s n interntionl independent gency composed nd funded eqully by the sport movement nd governments of the world. Its key ctivities include scientific reserch, eduction, development of nti-doping cpcities, nd monitoring of the World nti Doping Code (Code) – the document hrmonizing nti-doping policies in ll sports nd ll countries.

The Cre-for-Rre foundtion ws founded so tht children suffering from rre diseses cn gin quicker ccess to modern genetic dignoses nd innovtive therpeutic methods. s opposed to other humnitrin inititives the Cre-for-Rre Foundtion is unique in tht it combines giving children with rre diseses the cre they need, with reserch imed t understnding the underlying processes behind the diseses nd so llowing for the development of new tretments.

The mission of the NSD is to dvnce medicl reserch into the cuses of nd tretments for spsmodic dysphoni, promote physicin nd public wreness of the disorder, nd provide support to those ffected by spsmodic dysphoni.

Ech yer, FOSR selects, sponsors nd mnges revolutionry bsic reserch tht impcts the future ir Force. FOSR intercts with leding scientists nd engineers throughout the world to identify brekthrough opportunities; ctively mnges $510 million investment portfolio encompssing the best of these opportunities; nd trnsitions the resulting discoveries to other components of the ir Force Reserch Lbortory, to defense industries nd to other federl gencies. The office's nnul investment in bsic reserch is distributed mong over 200 leding cdemic institutions worldwide, 100 industry-bsed contrcts, nd more thn 250 internl FRL reserch efforts.

The Helmsley Chritble Trust spires to improve lives by supporting exceptionl nonprofits nd other mission-ligned orgniztions in the U.S. nd round the world in helth, selected plce-bsed inititives, nd eduction nd humn services. We strive to mke meningful impct in these res, employing not only our significnt finncil ssets, but lso rigorous nd results-oriented pproch nd keen understnding of the relevnt issues, needs nd opportunities.

Innovtion for Cool Erth Forum (ICEF) is imed t ddressing climte chnge through innovtion nd ICEF investigtes vi discussion in the forum wht innovtive mesures should be developed, how the innovtion should be promoted, nd how coopertion should be enhnced mong the stkeholders.

Prize4Life ws founded in 2006 with singulr mission: to ccelerte the discovery of tretments nd cure for LS, terminl disese whose cuse hs eluded scientists for over century.

Better designed clinicl trils leding to the first successful tretments for trumtic brin injury re the gols of TBI Endpoints Development (TED) Inititive.

MISTI supports MIT’s eductionl mission by creting hnds-on, interntionl lerning experiences for MIT students tht re relted to their course of study. We bolster the Institute’s reserch mission by promoting collbortions between MIT fculty members nd their counterprts brod. We dvnce MIT's outrech efforts through our prtnerships with foreign compnies, universities nd reserch institutions, especilly those tht serve s hosts for our students nd fculty.

Who we re The Whitley Fund for Nture (WFN) is UK registered chrity offering Whitley wrds nd ongoing support to outstnding nture conservtionists round the developing world. We im to: Find nd fund the most effective grssroots conservtion leders in developing countries. Support the scle-up of projects with trck record of success, founded on scientific evidence nd community involvement. Fund prcticl work tht will hve long-lsting impct on the ground. Provide pltform for winners to boost their ntionl nd interntionl profile. Work with winners to improve wreness of the serious problems fcing biodiversity worldwide nd ddress them through effective nd inspiring solutions.

The Royl Netherlnds cdemy of rts nd Sciences ws founded in 1808 s n dvisory body to the Dutch Government – role tht it continues to ply tody. The cdemy derives its uthority from the qulity of its members, who represent the full spectrum of scientific nd scholrly endevour nd re selected on the bsis of their chievements. It is lso responsible for sixteen interntionlly renowned institutes whose reserch nd collections put them in the vngurd of Dutch science nd scholrship.

The Honor Frost Foundtion ws founded in 2011. Honor Frost ws n erly pioneer in the field of underwter rcheology. When Honor died in 2010 she left the bulk of her estte to estblish the foundtion to promote mrine nd mritime rcheology with focus on the Estern Mediterrnen. The Foundtion’s mission is to promote the dvncement nd reserch, including publiction, of mritime rcheology with prticulr but not exclusive focus on the Estern Mediterrnen with n emphsis on Lebnon, Syri nd Cyprus.

The IBM Center for The Business of Government connects public mngement reserch with prctice. Since 1998, it hs helped public sector executives improve the effectiveness of government with prcticl ides nd originl thinking. It sponsors independent reserch by top minds in cdeme nd the non-profit sector, nd it cretes opportunities for dilogue on brod rnge of public mngement topics. The Center is one of the wys IBM seeks to dvnce knowledge on how to improve public sector effectiveness. The Center focuses on the future of the opertion nd mngement of the public sector. Since its cretion 16 yers go, the Center hs wrded reserch stipends to leding public mngement reserchers in the cdemic nd non-profit communities tht hve resulted in over 320 reports - ll of which re vilble on the Center's website, www.businessofgovernment.org.

The Gruss Lipper Postdoctorl Reserch Fellowship Progrm supports outstnding young Isreli scientists who hve the opportunity to work in biomedicl reserch lbortory in the United Sttes. The progrm will identify the most qulified cndidtes who hve been wrded postdoctorl position in U.S. host reserch institution nd trin them to become world leders in the following res of the Biomedicl Sciences: Cell Biology Biochemistry/Proteomics Bioinformtics Biomedicl Engineering Computtionl Biology Developmentl Biology Moleculr Biology Stem Cell Biology Genetics nd Genomics Neuroscience The gol of this progrm is to promote collbortion between U.S. nd Isreli scientists nd to provide young Isreli reserchers with brod rnge of experience so tht they my return to Isrel to continue their reserch creer. In the pst five yers, The Gruss Lipper Postdoctorl Fellowship Progrm received close to 250 pplicnts nd hs wrded 8 multi-yer fellowships. Since limited number of fellowships will be wrded ech yer, only one fellowship per host institution will be wrded nnully. pplictions will be reviewed by ntionl review committee of highly qulified biomedicl reserchers. Fellows re chosen on the bsis of their promise s young investigtors, the qulity of their U.S. host institution nd mentors, s well s the innovtive nture of the proposed reserch.

Cure SM leds the wy to world without spinl musculr trophy, the number one genetic cuse of deth for infnts. We fund nd direct comprehensive reserch tht drives brekthroughs in tretment nd cre, nd we provide fmilies the support they need for tody. Our Vlues Innovtion Our commitment to tretment nd cure is not just bout seeking solutions—it’s lso bout creting them. We’re working with some of tody’s shrpest minds to dvnce diversity of pproches nd chmpion the most promising discoveries nd methods. Blnce s relentlessly s we pursue tretment nd cure, we re lso strtegic. We know the fstest wy to future without SM is to tke comprehensive, unbised pproch to reserch nd mintin blnce of optimism nd relism. Collbortion Our community is everything to us. We would not hve mde it this fr in our fight without the invluble contributions of our reserchers, doctors, nd fmilies. Together, we re—nd lwys will be—stronger thn SM. Respect There is no “right wy” to live with disese like spinl musculr trophy. Every person’s experience is different, nd it’s every fmily’s right to decide wht SM mens for them. Compssion Thnks to the Cure SM community, no person is ever lone in fcing this disese. We offer unconditionl support to people ffected by SM nd communicte openly nd honestly, giving them cler nd ccurte informtion. Determintion Our work is not done until we hve tretment nd cure, nd we’ll remin strong in our fight no mtter wht chllenges come our wy.

The Stnley Medicl Reserch Institute (SMRI) is nonprofit orgniztion supporting reserch on the cuses of, nd tretments for, schizophreni nd bipolr disorder.

The SCI is n honor society of physicin-scientists, those who trnslte findings in the lbortory to the dvncement of clinicl prctice. Founded in 1908, the Society is home to more thn 3,000 members who re in the upper rnks of cdemic medicine nd industry.

The Desmoid Tumor Reserch Foundtion (DTRF) is dedicted to funding reserch for cure for desmoid tumors.

CLS, privte, nonprofit federtion of 73 ntionl scholrly orgniztions, is the preeminent representtive of mericn scholrship in the humnities nd relted socil sciences. dvncing scholrship by wrding fellowships nd strengthening reltions mong lerned societies is centrl to our work. Other ctivities include support for scholrly conferences, reference works, nd scholrly communiction innovtions.

Sigm Xi, The Scientific Reserch Society is the interntionl honor society of science nd engineering. One of the oldest nd lrgest scientific orgniztions in the world, Sigm Xi hs distinguished history of service to science nd society for more thn one hundred nd twenty five yers. Scientists nd engineers, whose reserch spns the disciplines of science nd technology, comprise the membership of the Society. Sigm Xi chpters cn be found t colleges nd universities, government lbortories, nd industry reserch centers round the world. More thn 200 Nobel Prize winners hve been members.

Mission The Ntionl cdemy of Sciences (NS) is privte, non-profit society of distinguished scholrs. Estblished by n ct of Congress, signed by President brhm Lincoln in 1863, the NS is chrged with providing independent, objective dvice to the ntion on mtters relted to science nd technology. Scientists re elected by their peers to membership in the NS for outstnding contributions to reserch. The NS is committed to furthering science in meric, nd its members re ctive contributors to the interntionl scientific community. Nerly 500 members of the NS hve won Nobel Prizes, nd the Proceedings of the Ntionl cdemy of Sciences, founded in 1914, is tody one of the premier interntionl journls publishing the results of originl reserch. The Ntionl cdemy of Engineering (NE) nd the the Ntionl cdemy of Medicine (NM, formerly the Institute of Medicine) -- were founded under the NS chrter in 1964 nd 1970, respectively. The three cdemies work together s the Ntionl cdemies of Sciences, Engineering, nd Medicine to provide independent, objective nlysis nd dvice to the ntion nd conduct other ctivities to solve complex problems nd inform public policy decisions. The cdemies lso encourge eduction nd reserch, recognize outstnding contributions to knowledge, nd increse public understnding in mtters of science, engineering, nd medicine. The cdemies' service to government hs become so essentil tht Congress nd the White House hve issued legisltion nd executive orders over the yers tht reffirm its unique role.

Our progrms combine unique insight into globl trends nd locl needs with comprehensive pproch to design. We encourge prticipnts to conceive nd pply trnsformtive strtegies bsed on crucil synthesis of whole systems thinking, Nture's fundmentl principles, nd n ethiclly driven worldview. By fcilitting convergence cross the disciplines of rt, science, design nd technology, our work extends the profoundly relevnt legcy of R. Buckminster Fuller. In this wy, we strive to ctlyze the collective intelligence required to fully ddress the unprecedented chllenges before us.

The Mgi Foundtion ws founded in 2004 by group of visionries from Isrel nd brod seeking to dvnce the welfre of hospitlized children nd contribute to the Isreli medicl system to the benefit of ptients. More brodly, the Foundtion pplies its connection nd expertise towrds cretive projects tht dvnce the wellbeing of underprivileged popultions.

From the "JI-NO-MOTO®" ummi sesoning to diversity of products utilizing biotechnology such s vrious foods, mino cid products, phrmceuticls nd more, the objective of jinomoto Group is to be " group of compnies tht contributes to humn helth globlly" by continully creting unique vlue to benefit customers.

t Robrts, we believe we hve winning formul: ttrct the best nd the brightest reserchers, give them the freedom to think big nd set the br high. Since its founding in 1986, the Institute hs pplied tht formul to become ntionl leder in biologicl, clinicl nd imging reserch.

The Cervicl Spine Reserch Society is n orgniztion of individuls interested in clinicl nd reserch problems of the cervicl spine. Its purpose is the exchnge nd development of ides nd philosophy regrding the dignosis nd tretment of cervicl spine injury nd disese.

The not-for-profit interntionl ssocition ECCO – the Europen CnCer Orgnistion (ECCO) INP - formerly “Federtion of Europen Cncer Societies” (FECS) INP - hs mended its Sttutes so tht they comply with the lw of 2 My 2002 on not-for profit ssocitions, interntionl ssocitions nd foundtions.

To support reserch: The Society nd our members rise money to provide student fellowships nd fund reserch projects t number of prestigious university centers. Contributions my be designted for generl or syndrome-specific reserch. Technicl conferences re periodiclly held llowing reserchers to collborte nd discuss their findings. The Society collbortes with other LSD ptient support groups nd fmily reserch foundtions to fund reserch. lthough gret strides hve been mde in reserch, sponsors re urgently needed to ccelerte the encourging reserch tht is bringing therpies – nd ultimtely the cures – to children nd dults with MPS nd relted diseses.

MQ: Trnsforming Mentl Helth is new chrity formed to support much-needed reserch into mentl helth. Mentl illness ffects us ll. 1 in 4 of us will experience mentl disorder t some point in our lives. The medicl, socil nd economic costs of mentl illness re huge. We need reserch tht will give us better dignostic, tretment nd prevention tools to ddress this problem.

The mericn Society of Regionl nesthesi nd Pin Medicine (SR) is one of the lrgest subspecilty medicl societies in nesthesiology. We ccomplish our mission nd vision by ddressing the clinicl nd professionl eductionl needs of physicins nd scientists, ensuring excellence in ptient cre utilizing regionl nesthesi nd pin medicine, nd investigting the scientific bsis of the specilty

Project Mngement Institute is the world's leding not-for-profit professionl membership ssocition for the project, progrm nd portfolio mngement profession.

The Society is Ntionl, voluntry helth orgniztion dedicted to improving the lives of people with Huntington's disese nd their fmilies. To promote nd support reserch nd medicl efforts to erdicte Huntington's Disese. To ssist people nd fmilies ffected by Huntington's Disese to cope with the problems presented by the disese. To educte the public nd helth professionls bout Huntington's disese.

Mculr Disese Foundtion ustrli is committed to reducing the incidence nd impct of mculr disese in ustrli through eduction nd wreness progrms, reserch, provision of support services nd representing the best interests of the mculr disese community.

The mission of the Energy Deprtment is to ensure meric’s security nd prosperity by ddressing its energy, environmentl nd nucler chllenges through trnsformtive science nd technology solutions

Our combting wepons of mss destruction (CWMD) efforts re driven by the threts we fce tody. terrorist ttck utilizing WMD cn result in enormous loss of life, negtively impct economies, constrin ntionl budgets, crete politicl unblnce in geogrphic regions, nd most certinly promote dditionl prolifertion nd terrorist ctivity round the world.Our focus is to keep WMD out of the hnds of terrorists nd other enemies by locking down, monitoring, nd destroying wepons nd wepons relted mterils. We lso ssist Combtnt Commnders with their plns nd responses to WMD events nd develop nd deliver cutting-edge technologies to ssist with ll of these endevors. There is no other country or government tht is solely focused on combting wepons of mss destruction 24 hours dy, 7 dys week. Every dy, 2000 people from our orgniztion come to work in loctions round the United Sttes nd round the world focused on one thing, nd tht's sfegurding the mericn people ginst these threts. Our success is determined by wht didn’t hppen –wht we prevented, wht we helped to interdict, wht we eliminted, wht we mitigted, nd how prepred we re to respond. Tht is the bsis of the shield tht we cn provide cross the full thret spectrum -- chemicl, biologicl, rdiologicl, nucler nd high yield explosives (CBRNE).s Combt Support gency, we support the Combtnt Commnders nd Services in responding to ny WMD thret. This requires us to not only ddress current needs but lso to nticipte future threts to our wrfighters. In our Defense gency role, we mnge reserch nd development portfolio to develop tools nd cpbilities. s USSTRTCOM Center, we support USSTRTCOM’s synchroniztion of Deprtment of Defense plnning efforts to counter wepons of mss destruction. nd the complementry Stnding Joint Force Hedqurters for Elimintion provides both stedy stte CWMD plnning support nd cn be deployed to provide direct opertionl support for US Militry tsk forces in hostile environments

The Interntionl FOP ssocition is 501(c)(3) non-profit orgniztion supporting medicl reserch, eduction nd communiction for those fflicted by the rre genetic condition Fibrodysplsi Ossificns Progressiv (FOP). Our mission is to fund reserch to find cure for FOP while supporting individuls nd their fmilies through eduction, public wreness nd dvoccy. Our vision is cure for FOP.

NO is n gency tht enriches life through science. Our rech goes from the surfce of the sun to the depths of the ocen floor s we work to keep citizens informed of the chnging environment round them.From dily wether forecsts, severe storm wrnings nd climte monitoring to fisheries mngement, costl restortion nd supporting mrine commerce, NO’s products nd services support economic vitlity nd ffect more thn one-third of meric’s gross domestic product. NO’s dedicted scientists use cutting-edge reserch nd high-tech instrumenttion to provide citizens, plnners, emergency mngers nd other decision mkers with relible informtion they need when they need it. NO's roots dte bck to 1807, when the Ntion’s first scientific gency, the Survey of the Cost, ws estblished. Since then, NO hs evolved to meet the needs of chnging country. NO mintins presence in every stte nd hs emerged s n interntionl leder on scientific nd environmentl mtters. NO’s mission touches the lives of every mericn nd we re proud of our role in protecting life nd property nd conserving nd protecting nturl resources. I hope you will explore NO nd how our products nd services cn enrich your own life.

The Lekey Foundtion promotes multidisciplinry pproch to exploring humn origins. The Foundtion wrds more thn $600,000 nnully in field nd lbortory grnts for vitl new reserch nd long-term projects exploring humn evolution. The Foundtion is the only U.S. funding orgniztion wholly committed to humn origins reserch. Lekey Grntees study mny fcets of our erly ncestors through vriety of scientific disciplines: pleonthropology, primtology, geology, genetics nd morphology.

The Jpn Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), or Gkushin for short, is n independent dministrtive institution, estblished by wy of ntionl lw for the purpose of contributing to the dvncement of science in ll fields of the nturl nd socil sciences nd the humnities. JSPS plys pivotl role in the dministrtion of wide spectrum of Jpn's scientific nd cdemic progrms. While working within the brod frmework of government policies estblished to promote scientific dvncement, JSPS crries out its progrms in mnner flexible to the needs of the prticipting scientists. JSPS ws founded in 1932 s non-profit foundtion through n endowment grnted by Emperor Show. JSPS becme qusi-governmentl orgniztion in 1967 under the uspices of the Ministry of Eduction, Science, Sports nd Culture (Monbusho), nd since 2001 under the Ministry of Eduction, Culture, Sports, Science nd Technology (Monbukgkusho). Over this 70-yer period, JSPS hs worked continuously to develop nd implement fr-reching rry of domestic nd interntionl scientific progrms. On October 1, 2003, JSPS entered new phse with its conversion to n independent dministrtive institution, s which it will strive to optimize the effectiveness nd efficiency of its mngement so s to improve the qulity of the services it offers to individul reserchers, universities, nd reserch institutes. JSPS's opertion is supported in lrge prt by nnul subsidies from the Jpnese Government. Its min functions re: To foster young reserchers, To promote interntionl scientific coopertion, To wrd Grnts-in-id for Scientific Reserch, To support scientific coopertion between the cdemic community nd industry, nd To collect nd distribute informtion on scientific reserch ctivities.

UNESCO strives to build networks mong ntions tht enble this kind of solidrity, by: Mobilizing for eduction: so tht every child, boy or girl, hs ccess to qulity eduction s fundmentl humn right nd s prerequisite for humn development. Building interculturl understnding: through protection of heritge nd support for culturl diversity. UNESCO creted the ide of World Heritge to protect sites of outstnding universl vlue. Pursuing scientific coopertion: such s erly wrning systems for tsunmis or trns-boundry wter mngement greements, to strengthen ties between ntions nd societies. Protecting freedom of expression: n essentil condition for democrcy, development nd humn dignity. - See more t: http://en.unesco.org/bout-us/introducing-unesco#sthsh.l8bwQonS.dpuf

The Progressive MS llince depends on contributions from mny orgnistions nd individuls. The estimted cost of the progrmme between 2014 nd 2019 is €22.4m.llince members contribute to nd rise funds for the llince. The llince’s legl nd finncil jurisdiction is in the United Sttes. The Ntionl Multiple Sclerosis Society (US) centrlizes the finncil dministrtion of llince fund mngement nd mximizes funds tht drive MS reserch. - See more t: http://www.progressivemsllince.org/bout-us/funding/#sthsh.JeeNz6kJ.dpuf

The dynmic expnsion of the edible nut industry crystllized in 1980 with the First World Tree Nut Congress in Reus, Spin, which celebrted the first lrge interntionl gthering of business people of this sector with the objective of stndrdising criteri nd uniting efforts in the tsk of promoting nd improving their professionl work.In 1982 the second World Tree Nut Congress took plce in Sorrento, Itly, nd in 1983 the third one ws held in Scrmento, US. With the im of giving continuity to these meetings nd providing some institutionl strenght to the defence nd development of common interests, vrious representtives of world-renowned edible nut compnies met in Pris on 24th Jnury 1983. From this meeting emerged the decision to formlly constitute n ssocition of n interntionl chrcter: INC - Interntionl Nut nd Dried Fruit Council. The Foundtion of the Interntionl Nut nd Dried Fruit Council Further to the recommendtions pssed during the 2nd Interntionl World Tree Nut Congress in Sorrento in 1982, working prty ws convened nd rrived unnimously t the following conclusions: It ws decided to estblish professionl body entitled INC-CIFS (Interntionl Tree Nut Council - Conseil Interntionl des Fruits Secs - Consejo Interncionl de Frutos Secos - Consiglio Interntionl dell Frutt Secc) The ims nd objectives were brodly defined s follows: To consider ll spects of productionTo promote, encourge nd stimulte consumption worldwideTo support investigtion nd reserchTo coordinte nd homogenize qulity stndrds nd trding terms within the frmework of existing ntionl nd interntionl bodiesTo monitor customs duties, trde brriers nd be vilble to dvise governmentl bodies on their significnceTo promote reunions nd interntionl conventions within the profession, to further goodwill nd mutul understnding nd to keep members dvised of events nd developments within the trde