Lasting Legacy Gala

At the beginning of this year, the MD Center was named the Greg Marzolf Jr. Muscular Dystrophy Center. This new name honors the enduring support of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation and its donors, and recognizes the lasting legacy of Greg Marzolf Jr., who lived courageously with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Join us as we continue our mission to fund the imperative research happening at the University of Minnesota. 

The next 5 years will mark a pivotal time in progress and treatments.  Your support will directly fund the crucial research happening at the Greg Marzolf Jr. Muscular Dystrophy Center. The time is now to change the future for those living with MD.

Doors Open at 5:30pm
Raffles & Auction of Experiences

Plated Dinner 7:00pm
Program & Special Appeal 
Raffles Announced, Heads & Tails, Check Out Begins

Cocktail Attire
Cash Required for Raffles and Heads & Tails
Parking available in University Ave., Oak St., or Washington Ave. Ramps

Register now by Friday, April 5th at the bottom of this page. Purchase a reserved table for 10 people or admission per person below.

Are you interested in being a sponsor? Please contact us at foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Platinum Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

Bronze Sponsors:

Many thanks to the 2024 GMJF Board Members & Lasting Legacy Committee Members:

Martha Boerschlein * Robbie Grossman* Nick Flood * Patrick Marzolf * Patricia Marzolf * Bill Marzolf * Marybeth Misgen * James Moeller * Jennifer Myhre * Grace Richie * Sue Self * Mary Rose Short * Katie Stewart * Jackie Stutzman * Derek Thurmes * Kate Townley * Frank Villaume * Heidi Whiting *

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Research Grant 2024

GMJF RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

INFORMATION AND POLICIES

About the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation (GMJF)

Founded in 2002 to commemorate the life of Greg Marzolf Jr., the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s mission is to raise awareness of Muscular Dystrophy through philanthropic activities and to support research for a cure to Muscular Dystrophy.

GMJF is dedicated to funding research grants and education programs benefiting children and families suffering from Muscular Dystrophy and to providing support for patient service care.

GMJF grants are awarded to applicants from the University of Minnesota’s MD Center. The work of the GMJF has had a profound effect on the many successes of the University of Minnesota’s MD Center by enhancing treatment of this disease and patient care. With continued tenacity, the GMJF will fulfill our common goal – to conquer Muscular Dystrophy for the current generation of patients.

Grant Program Policies and Procedures

The GMJF is excited to continue this partnership with the GMJF Research Grant Program. We invite you to apply whether it’s your first GMJF Research Grant application or tenth, whether you are a multiple award recipient or a first-time grant writer. All are welcome. Together, we share a hope of a tomorrow free from MD!

Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to advanced degree Ph.D. and/or M.D. faculty of the University of Minnesota. While collaboration is valued and encouraged, GMJF requires all work and research to be completed within the State of Minnesota. Grant application proposals for 2024 will be due by noon on Thursday, February 15, 2024.

Purpose
The primary objective of the GMJF Research Grant program is to support new and existing innovative studies that focus on research in Muscular Dystrophy. Preference will be given to those studies that focus on clinical trials and novel therapeutics for Duchenne MD.

Terms of Research Grant
The term of the Research Grant is a one year period with possibility of renewal research grants in subsequent years based on results. The following expenses are NOT allowed:

  • 1. Faculty(tenure or tenure-track) salary and benefits
  • 2. Secretarial salary and benefits
  • 3. Travel to scientific meetings and conferences
  • 4. Publication costs and purchase of reprints or books
  • 5. Service contracts
  • 6. Conferences, workshops, poster sessions, seminars and other meetings
  • 7. Indirect costs

Evaluation of Proposals
Applications are reviewed by MD Center faculty and the GMJF Grant Committee. The GMJF Committee will take the MD Faculty comments and align them with the research mission of the GMJF and develop a funding recommendation. Grant funding recommendations are submitted to the GMJF Board for final approval. A funding decision will be made on or before March 21, 2024. Funding decisions are also communicated to our donors to encourage additional support and revenue. We will plan to announce the donor recipients at our April 13, 2024 Gala event.

Research that involves use of human or animal subjects, biohazardous materials, etc., must be approved by the appropriate University of Minnesota committee. An application will be accepted if approval is pending, but funds will not be released in support of an award until approval has been confirmed. For further information, contact your department administrator.

Payment
Grants will be paid to Medical School departments through invoices to UMF (non-sponsored chart strings will be established). Funds must be used within the period of the grant. After the grant expires, unexpended funds revert to GMJF UMF fund for other research projects.

Reporting
Grant recipients are required to submit a brief (less than one page) progress report due October 1, 2024. Please submit this report to foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org.
This report will help us justify our funding decisions to our donors and help us promote your research to them. Failure to meet these reporting obligations will negatively impact the potential for future funding. Your progress report will be utilized to help us garner future support through email campaigns and other donor initiatives.

Application

The application form and guidelines are available at the following link:

Application form and guidelines

Evaluation Criteria

See the grant evaluation criteria at the following link:

GRANT SUBMISSION EVALUATION CRITERIA 

Give to the Max 2023

Donate to the Foundation

The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation was founded to help people with muscular dystrophy (MD) by raising awareness through philanthropic activities and supporting research for a cure to MD. The foundation works every day to make life better for all those struggling with MD.

Your gift will help us:

  • Facilitate the development of clinical, translational and basic research on MD
    Enhance and support clinical care of patients
  • Improve the educational experience for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students interested in the fields of basic and clinical muscle research
  • Increase interaction and support from the regional community of patients and families concerned about muscular dystrophy.
  • And more!

Every dollar you provide to the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation goes towards supporting our mission of fighting MD through research, education, advocacy and service. Together, we share a hope for a tomorrow free of muscular dystrophy.

Please donate using the PayPal link below, or you may contact us to find out how you can help advance the work of the Foundation.

The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c) 3 organization, as prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts to the GMJF are tax-deductible.

GMJF Fall Party 2023

Please save the date and join us for an evening to celebrate the continuing impact of this community!

 

Become a Community Partner for the party. Community Partners will have their logo included on the promotional flyer which will be handed out at the party. We would love to see a flyer full of the companies, families, and friends that make our community so special.  Think of the back of a church bulletin!

If you are interested in becoming a Community Partner for the party, please reach out to Jackie Stutzman at jstutzman@abbeystreet.com and submit your donation here:

 

 

Cause to Cook for a Cure: With Strength

Cause to Cook for a Cure

With Strength

Thank you for continuing to support the GMJF’s mission to help fund new treatments and ultimately a cure to Muscular Dystrophy. It is through the strength of our community, the research on renewing the strength of the muscle, and the intense strength of those living with MD that we continue to find hope for the cure that tomorrow may hold. 

The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation (GMJF) has been donating funds to Muscular Dystrophy (MD) research since 2001. During the early years, the GMJF raised funds through golf tournaments, silent auctions, and home parties. As a small organization made up of friends and family, the impact was profound. As the years continued and the community grew, the GMJF raised its annual fundraising efforts to bring in $100,000 annually through a gala, a block party, a run/walk race, and eventually a cookbook. To date, the GMJF has donated over $2.5 million to scientists working toward a cure for MD.

For over 15 years we have gathered friends and family together every winter in common cause to remember Gregory Marzolf Jr. and fulfill his dream – a tomorrow free of Muscular Dystrophy. Last year we gathered in spirit to continue this work.

Please join us as we Cause to Cook for a Cure With Strength, and help us reach our goal. There are three big ways to help:

Participate in our Annual Fund The Need

Support GMJF at Home with a Meal Box for 4 People

Purchase our Come to the Table Cookbook

Life has continued to change and evolve this past year and we have all struggled to face the new normal. That new normal is even more difficult for families living with Muscular Dystrophy. Thank you for continuing to support the GMJF’s mission to help fund new treatments and ultimately a cure to this disease. 

Hopefully you received our brochure in the mail filled with information about the GMJ Foundation, the U of M MD Center and other stories and information. You can also see the brochure by clicking on the brochure below:

Please email us at foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org with any questions.

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Platinum Sponsors:

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

Cause to Cook for a Cure – Eat for Equity

 



Eat for Equity

For over 15 years we have gathered friends and family together every winter in common cause to remember Gregory Marzolf Jr. and fulfill his dream – a tomorrow free of Muscular Dystrophy. Last year we gathered in spirit to continue this work. We hope you will again join us in spirit and enjoy the company of friends and family at your table while sharing the delicious, heartfelt offerings from Eat for Equity in support of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation.

GMJF has partnered with Eat for Equity, a Minneapolis based non-profit that raises funds for other causes by promoting and hosting community feasts. They also had to shift gears with the pandemic and are focusing more on catering and meal boxes. Learn more at eatforequity.org.

Cause to Cook for a Cure: With Strength: Eat for Equity will provide meal boxes for up to 4 people including choice of entree, sides, salad, bread, and dessert for $200. Orders must be placed by Saturday, January 21st and will be delivered to your home on Saturday, January 28th.  You must live in the Twin Cities metro area to receive a meal box delivery. The fresh, locally sourced, ready to heat food will keep for about one week. Rave reviews were received last year!

All of the proceeds from each meal box will go to the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation to help support its mission to fund a tomorrow free of Muscular Dystrophy. 

Meal box ordering has closed

 



Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Platinum Sponsors:

 

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

Fund The Need – Cause to Cook for a Cure At Home

 



Fund The Need

Why Donate This Year?

This year, we again ask you to fund the need – to support research for Muscular Dystrophy. With this year’s brochure, we wanted to showcase some of the incredible research happening at the University of Minnesota. The GMJF is the largest annual donor to the Muscular Dystrophy Center and an invaluable resource to local MD research. This is possible through the generous donors and members of our community who tirelessly believe in a tomorrow free of Muscular Dystrophy.

Thank you for continuing to support the GMJF’s mission to help fund new treatments and ultimately a cure to Muscular Dystrophy. It is through the strength of our community, the research on renewing the strength of the muscle, and the intense strength of those living with MD that we continue to find hope for the cure that tomorrow may hold. The possibility of regenerating muscle – of giving strength back – to those living with Duchenne is almost a reality.

We THANK you for the difference you have made. To fund a tomorrow free of Muscular Dystrophy: Donate today

We are looking for donation increments of $5000, $2500, $1500, $1000, $500, $250, $100, Other

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Platinum Sponsors:

 

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

Research Grant

GMJF RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

INFORMATION AND POLICIES

About the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation (GMJF)

Founded in 2002 to commemorate the life of Greg Marzolf Jr., the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s mission is to raise awareness of Muscular Dystrophy through philanthropic activities and to support research for a cure to Muscular Dystrophy.

GMJF is dedicated to funding research grants and education programs benefiting children and families suffering from Muscular Dystrophy and to providing support for patient service care.

GMJF grants are awarded to applicants from the University of Minnesota’s MD Center.  The work of the GMJF has had a profound effect on the many successes of the University of Minnesota’s MD Center by enhancing treatment of this disease and patient care. With continued tenacity, the GMJF will fulfill our common goal – to conquer Muscular Dystrophy for the current generation of patients.

Grant Program Policies and Procedures

The GMJF is excited to continue this partnership with the GMJF Research Grant Program. We invite you to apply whether it’s your first GMJF Research Grant application or tenth, whether you are a multiple award recipient or a first-time grant writer.  All are welcome.  Together, we share a hope of a tomorrow free from MD!

Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to advanced degree Ph.D. and/or M.D. faculty of the University of Minnesota. While collaboration is valued and encouraged, GMJF requires all work and research to be completed within the State of Minnesota.

Purpose

The primary objective of the GMJF Research Grant program is to support new and existing innovative studies that focus on research in Muscular Dystrophy. Preference will be given to those studies that focus on clinical trials and novel therapeutics for Duchenne MD.

Terms of Research Grant

The term of the Research Grant is a one year period with possibility of renewal research grants in subsequent years based on results. The following expenses are NOT allowed:

1. Faculty (tenure or tenure-track) salary and benefits

2. Secretarial salary and benefits

3. Travel to scientific meetings and conferences

4. Publication costs and purchase of reprints or books

5. Service contracts

6. Conferences, workshops, poster sessions, seminars and other meetings

7. Indirect costs

Evaluation of Proposals

Applications are reviewed by MD Center faculty and the GMJF Grant Committee. The GMJF Committee will take the MD Faculty comments and align them with the research mission of the GMJF and develop a funding recommendation.  Grant funding recommendations are submitted to the GMJF Board for final approval. A funding decision will be made on or before February 1, 2023.  Due to COVID-19, funding decisions will be communicated to grant recipients directly instead of being announced at the Cause to Cook for a Cure Gala. Funding decisions are also communicated to our donors to encourage additional support and revenue.

Research that involves use of human or animal subjects, biohazardous materials, etc., must be approved by the appropriate University of Minnesota committee. An application will be accepted if approval is pending, but funds will not be released in support of an award until approval has been confirmed. For further information, contact your department administrator.  

Payment
Grants will be paid to Medical School departments through invoices to UMF (non-sponsored chart strings will be established). Funds must be used within the period of the grant. After the grant expires, unexpended funds revert to GMJF UMF fund for other research projects.

Reporting
Grant recipients are required to submit a brief (less than one page) progress report due September 1, 2023.  Please submit this report to foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org .

This report will help us justify our funding decisions to our donors and help us promote your research to them. Failure to meet these reporting obligations will negatively impact the potential for future funding. Due to COVID-19, our fundraising efforts are more difficult, so we are looking for ways to encourage our donors to find reasons to give. Your progress report will be utilized to help us garner future support through email campaigns and other donor initiatives.

Application  

The application form and guidelines are available at the following link:

Application form and guidelines

Evaluation Criteria

See the grant evaluation criteria at the following link:

GRANT SUBMISSION EVALUATION CRITERIA 

Cooking for a good cause

The Misgen family has been working to help find a cure for Muscular Dystrophy for almost 25 years, and this fall they are helping to organize two events, at Aamodt’s Apple Farm on Saturday, September 10, and at Country Sun Farm on Sunday October 16, to raise money for the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation, which supports Muscular Dystrophy research projects.  Check out the full article here.

Cookbook Fall Events

Come buy a cookbook and meet the families featured in the cookbook at the great Fall events shown below. The cookbook, Come to the Table: A Cause to Cook for a Cure, features over a hundred recipes from family and friends along with stories from six families whose lives are affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. 100% of all cookbook proceeds supports University of Minnesota MD Center research for a cure to Muscular Dystrophy. Buy your cookbook here today!  See some photos below from our Fall events.

 

 

 

Fund The Need – Cause to Cook for a Cure At Home

 



Fund The Need

Why Donate This Year?

This year, we again ask you to fund the need – to support research for Muscular Dystrophy. With this year’s brochure, we wanted to showcase some of the incredible research happening at the U of MN on the heart. We all know the heart keeps the body running. For the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation, YOU are the heart. The strength, resilience and ever-present hope found in this community has kept the organization running and the belief in a cure possible.

As we head into heart month this February, we ask you to invest in the hearts of Muscular Dystrophy patients in Minnesota. With your help, we can fund more research and more treatment options, like the work being done by Drs. Lowe and Kamdar. Most of all, we ask you to think of the hearts of those living with Muscular Dystrophy – beating and hoping for a cure to their devastating disease. The hearts of young brothers, desperate moms, supportive families and encouraging communities – all beating together to find a cure for Muscular Dystrophy.

From your heart to theirs, HOPE is kept alive.

From our heart to yours, we THANK you for the difference you have made.

To fund a tomorrow free of Muscular Dystrophy:

Donate today

We are looking for donation increments of $5000, $2500, $1500, $1000, $500, $250, $100, Other

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 

Cause to Cook for a Cure from the Heart – Eat for Equity

 



Eat for Equity

For over 15 years we have gathered friends and family together every winter in common cause to remember Gregory Marzolf Jr. and fulfill his dream – a tomorrow free of Muscular Dystrophy. Last year we gathered in spirit and continued this work! This year, we’ll be gathering in spirit once again!

GMJF has partnered with Eat for Equity, a Minneapolis based non-that raises funds for other causes by promoting and hosting community feasts. They also had to shift gears with the pandemic and are focusing more on catering and meal boxes. Learn more at eatforequity.org.

Cause to Cook for a Cure from the Heart: Eat for Equity will provide meal boxes for up to 4 people including choice of entree, sides, salad, bread, and dessert for $200. Orders must be placed by Saturday, February 5th and will be delivered to your home on February 12th. The fresh, locally sourced, ready to heat food will keep for about one week.

All of the proceeds from each meal box will go to the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation to help support its mission to fund a tomorrow free of Muscular Dystrophy. 

Online ordering has closed, thank you for your support! 

 



Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 

Donate to the Foundation

The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation was founded to help people with muscular dystrophy (MD) by raising awareness through philanthropic activities and supporting research for a cure to MD. The foundation works every day to make life better for all those struggling with MD.

Your gift will help us:

  • Facilitate the development of clinical, translational and basic research on MD
    Enhance and support clinical care of patients
  • Improve the educational experience for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students interested in the fields of basic and clinical muscle research
  • Increase interaction and support from the regional community of patients and families concerned about muscular dystrophy.
  • And more!

Every dollar you provide to the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation goes towards supporting our mission of fighting MD through research, education, advocacy and service. Together, we share a hope for a tomorrow free of muscular dystrophy.

Please donate using the PayPal link below, or you may contact us to find out how you can help advance the work of the Foundation.

The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c) 3 organization, as prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts to the GMJF are tax-deductible.


Donate Online:

Research Grant

GMJF RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

INFORMATION AND POLICIES

About the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation (GMJF)

Founded in 2002 to commemorate the life of Greg Marzolf Jr., the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s mission is to raise awareness of Muscular Dystrophy through philanthropic activities and to support research for a cure to Muscular Dystrophy.

GMJF is dedicated to funding research grants and education programs benefiting children and families suffering from Muscular Dystrophy and to providing support for patient service care.

GMJF grants are awarded to applicants from the University of Minnesota’s MD Center.  The work of the GMJF has had a profound effect on the many successes of the University of Minnesota’s MD Center by enhancing treatment of this disease and patient care. With continued tenacity, the GMJF will fulfill our common goal – to conquer Muscular Dystrophy for the current generation of patients.

Grant Program Policies and Procedures

The GMJF is excited to continue this partnership with the GMJF Research Grant Program. We invite you to apply whether it’s your first GMJF Research Grant application or tenth, whether you are a multiple award recipient or a first-time grant writer.  All are welcome.  Together, we share a hope of a tomorrow free from MD!

Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to advanced degree Ph.D. and/or M.D. faculty of the University of Minnesota. While collaboration is valued and encouraged, GMJF requires all work and research to be completed within the State of Minnesota.

Purpose

The primary objective of the GMJF Research Grant program is to support new and existing innovative studies that focus on research in Muscular Dystrophy. Preference will be given to those studies that focus on clinical trials and novel therapeutics for Duchenne MD.

Terms of Research Grant

The term of the Research Grant is a one year period with possibility of renewal research grants in subsequent years based on results. The following expenses are NOT allowed:

1. Faculty (tenure or tenure-track) salary and benefits

2. Secretarial salary and benefits

3. Travel to scientific meetings and conferences

4. Publication costs and purchase of reprints or books

5. Service contracts

6. Conferences, workshops, poster sessions, seminars and other meetings

7. Indirect costs

Evaluation of Proposals

Applications are reviewed by MD Center faculty and the GMJF Grant Committee. The GMJF Committee will take the MD Faculty comments and align them with the research mission of the GMJF and develop a funding recommendation.  Grant funding recommendations are submitted to the GMJF Board for final approval. A funding decision will be made in December 2021.  Due to COVID-19, funding decisions will be communicated to grant recipients directly instead of being announced at the Cause to Cook for a Cure Gala. Funding decisions are also communicated to our donors to encourage additional support and revenue.

Research that involves use of human or animal subjects, biohazardous materials, etc., must be approved by the appropriate University of Minnesota committee. An application will be accepted if approval is pending, but funds will not be released in support of an award until approval has been confirmed. For further information, contact your department administrator.  

Payment
Grants will be paid to Medical School departments through invoices to UMF (non-sponsored chart strings will be established). Funds must be used within the period of the grant. After the grant expires, unexpended funds revert to GMJF UMF fund for other research projects.

Reporting
Grant recipients are required to submit a progress report due September 1, 2022.

This report will help us justify our funding decisions to our donors and help us promote your research to them. Failure to meet these reporting obligations will negatively impact the potential for future funding. Due to COVID-19, our fundraising efforts are more difficult, so we are looking for ways to encourage our donors to find reasons to give. Your progress report will be utilized to help us garner future support through email campaigns and other donor initiatives.

Application  

The application form and guidelines are available at the following link:

Application form and guidelines

Evaluation Criteria

See the grant evaluation criteria at the following link:

GRANT SUBMISSION EVALUATION CRITERIA 

IN THE NEWS!

Recent papers published by University of Minnesota Muscular Dystrophy Researchers thanks to funding from the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation.

From the labs of Drs. Dawn Lowe, James Ervasti and Alessandro Bartolomucci:

Social stress is lethal in the mdx model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32192914/


From the lab of Dr. Dawn Lowe:

Impact of estrogen deficiency on diaphragm and leg muscle contractile function in female mdx mice  

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33788896/  

        

Cause to Cook for a Cure At Home – SUCCESS

In a year where everything has been different and nothing can be assured, you proved otherwise. With your generous hearts and remarkable donations, our goal of $75,000 was not just met, but exceeded.

This year, we raised $77,190.

Our gratitude for you and your support of Cause to Cook AT Home is truly endless. Thanks to our generous sponsors, the unique partnership with Eat for Equity for meals, your incredible response to Fund-A-Need, and Cookbook purchases, you made it possible for Muscular Dystrophy research to continue. Today, those living with Muscular Dystrophy in Minnesota can believe in a cure because of you.

Your donation makes it possible for local scientists to continue their work toward a cure to Muscular Dystrophy. Your donation is giving hope to families living with this devastating disease. Put simply, your donation is changing lives.

If you haven’t yet, visit us online to order your Come to the Table Cookbook. The time to order is NOW!  More details on shipping and when the Cookbooks will be available for pick up will be sent next week.

So much has changed in 2020, but the mission of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation, and our vision for a future free Hopefully you received our brochure in the mail filled with information about the GMJ Foundation, the U of M MD Center and other stories and information. You can also see the brochure by clicking on the brochure below:

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Fund The Need – Cause to Cook for a Cure At Home

 



Fund The Need

Why Donate This Year?
We’ve asked you every year since 1982, when Greg Jr. was diagnosed, to help support research for a cure for Muscular Dystrophy. You saw the need when you watched Gregory wheel through Highland Fest or roll into church. When you joined the annual garage sale or golfed in a tournament. When you mingled over silent auction items or ran across the finish line.

And for the last 15 years, each January, the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation has asked you to fund the need for local research for Muscular Dystrophy. This year, although we can’t gather in person, we ask you again to fund the need.

You’ve seen the need as we have welcomed new Muscular Dystrophy families to tell their stories. To share their desperate need for a cure and introduce us to their smart, silly, and growing little boys. They tell us that things are getting better – there are new advances and new potential treatments on the horizon for their children. But we aren’t there yet.

As you can imagine, funding right now is hard to come by. It always has been – but it is especially so this year. Funds are being reallocated and resources shifted. While this is understandable, a cure for Muscular Dystrophy can’t be postponed. Time is of the essence.

A few years ago, one of the mothers who spoke said that with more funding for research, it takes less time to get to a cure. This year, more so than any other year, without your donation time is lost. Without your support, research will take longer or won’t happen at all. Without your support, our MD families’ hope for a cure will be stalled.

We know that this year is different for all of us, in so many ways. But it is different for our families living with MD hoping and waiting for a cure, too. So, again this year, we ask you to fund the need. To fund the ability for research to continue. To fund hope, in a year that has at times felt hopeless.

Donate today

We are looking for donation increments of $5000, $2500, $1500, $1000, $500, $250, $100, Other

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eat for Equity – Cause to Cook for a Cure At Home

 



Eat for Equity

For 15 years we have gathered friends and family together every January in common cause to remember Gregory Marzolf Jr. and fulfill his dream, a tomorrow free of Muscular Dystrophy. This year we will gather in spirit and continue his work!

GMJF has partnered with Eat for Equity, a Minneapolis based non-profit that raises funds for other causes by promoting and hosting community feasts. They also had to shift gears this year and are focusing more on catering and meal boxes. Learn more at eatforequity.org.

Cause to Cook for a Cure at Home: Eat for Equity will provide meal boxes for up to 4 people including choice of entree, sides, salad, bread, and dessert for $200. Orders must be placed by January 15th and will be delivered to your home on January 23rd. The fresh, locally sourced, ready to heat food will keep for about one week.

All of the proceeds from each meal box will go to the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation to help support its mission.

Ordering meal boxes has closed. Thank you to all who purchased a meal box to support Cause to cook for a Cure at Home!

 



Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 

 

 

Cause to Cook for a Cure At Home

So much has changed in 2020, but the mission of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation, and our vision for a future free of Muscular Dystrophy, stays the same.

So we ask that you join us in our mission again this year, as we

Cause to Cook for a Cure At Home.

This year, we can’t gather in person to celebrate our friendships, mingle over silent auction items, or chat over cake and coffee. However, we can still raise funds for children needing a cure, for scientists needing our support, and for the vision that we can provide a future free of Muscular Dystrophy. The world has changed in so many ways, but for the families living with Muscular Dystrophy, their need and hope for a cure, remains.

 We look forward to your support in this new and different effort to support research for a cure to MD.

Please join us as we Cause to Cook for a Cure At Home, and help us reach our goal. Three big ways to help:

Participate in our Annual Fund The Need

Support GMJF at Home with a Meal Box for 4 People

Purchase our Come to the Table Cookbook

Hopefully you received our brochure in the mail filled with information about the GMJ Foundation, the U of M MD Center and other stories and information. You can also see the brochure by clicking on the brochure below:

Please email us at foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org with any questions.

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Cause to Cook Home Parties

Cause to Cook for a Cure home parties are a great way to celebrate and gather with friends while raising money for an important cause. Whether hosting an elaborate dinner party, backyard bonfire or wine tasting, a Cause to Cook for a Cure home party is an easy and fun way to support the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s mission to fight Muscular Dystrophy through research, education, advocacy and service. All money raised by the parties will help support the Greg Marzolf Jr. Training Program at the University of Minnesota’s Paul and Sheila Wellstone MD Center.

How do I host a party?

You can host a fundraising party by contacting us at foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org. The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation will provide you with a packet of materials including party invitations and information on the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation. If you choose to host a party, you would underwrite the party costs as you would with any personal party. You may either encourage guests to contribute to the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation by asking for a freewill offering or you may “charge” guests a donation fee to attend. Both options have been successful in the past. You can decide to host the party on your own or with friends and the location is also up to the host.

Does it have to be a formal party?

No. A Cause to Cook for a Cure home party is a gathering of any type for family, friends, co-workers, or neighbors and could be anything from a cocktail party to an outdoor BBQ, a Christmas party, or a game night party. The theme of the party is entirely up to the host.

Can I really make a difference?

Yes! We have had great success with Cause to Cook for a Cure home parties because they draw upon the passion, creativity and generosity of the hosts. Any money raised support critical MD research happening at the University of MN’s MD Center.

Vision for the Future 2020 Recap

Vision for the Future 2020 raises more than $100,000 toward a tomorrow free of Muscular Dystrophy

Annual Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation Cause to Cook for a Cure gala fundraises record-breaking amount for local Muscular Dystrophy Research. Guests purchase 434 cookbooks to be donated to families facing a new MD diagnosis 

Friends of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation (GMJF) came together on Saturday, January 11 for the annual Cause to a Cook for a Cure gala and raised a record-breaking $103,000 for Muscular Dystrophy (MD) research at the University of Minnesota.

The event – with a theme of Vision for the Future: 2020 — was a celebration of friendship, community, the progress that has been accomplished to fund a tomorrow free of MD, and the goals ahead.

“I am thrilled by the amazing generosity and momentum for the future we witnessed at this year’s gala,” said Patty Marzolf, president of the GMJF. “We are grateful for the support of our sponsors and everyone who came out to celebrate with us.”

“Through the love, hope, and generosity of friends we have always worked hard and have always believed in a cure,” she said. “All of you have made that difference. Not only in our lives – but you have made the difference in the lives of children, young men and women, adults and families all living with MD.”

All proceeds from the event will benefit the critical research and outreach programs of the Paul and Sheila Wellstone MD Center at the University of Minnesota.

The event was held at the James B. Woulfe Alumni Center at the Anderson Student Center of the University of St. Thomas. See photos from the evening here.

A highlight of the evening was guest speaker Nick Misgen, who shared his experience of living with MD and his vision for the future through on-stage remarks and an inspiring video he recorded with his family.  

Also during the program, Patty Marzolf presented this year’s recipients of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation Champion Award. This award goes to individuals that have continually ‘championed’ the cause for a cure to MD with steadfast dedication and unwavering spirit for GMJF. 

This year’s winners are Patrick Marzolf and Jennifer Myhre. Patty said, “These two honorees have brought enthusiasm, objectivity, originality, clear thinking, humor, creativity, disagreement, love, blood, sweat and often tears to every single event that GMJF has ever produced or was in partnership with. Their effort and devotion as volunteers when young developed into leadership roles that have made a huge difference in fundraising dollars through all these years.  Their vision for new events plus their energy and tenacity to enrich the spirit and growth of the Foundation Board and Committees has been invaluable to the longevity and success of the foundation.”

Patty also recognized the recipients of the GMJF’s grants program. This year, GMJF is giving a total gift of $80,000 to dedicated researchers at the University of Minnesota. The recipients are as follows:

  • Dr. Peter Karachunski, “Clinical Research Coordination for MD Center Faculty Driven Clinical Research”
  • Dr. Atsushi Asakura, “Angiogenic therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy”
  • Dr. DeWayne Townsend, “Exploring sex-differences in MD to develop new therapeutic approaches”

In addition, the GMJF funds the Greg Marzolf Jr. Trainee Program awarding three scholarships annually to undergraduate researchers in basic research.  These awards are highlighted annually at Greg Marzolf Jr. Symposium held at the U of MN in the fall.

At the event, Jenny Myrhe also provided an exciting update on the “Come to the Table” Cookbook Project. The cookbooks, which  provide family stories and healthy food recipes for anyone, including those living with MD, are available for pre-sale now and will be shipping later this year. Jenny issued a “cookbook challenge” to the crowd, in which guests purchased 434 cookbooks that will be donated to clinics throughout the U.S. These donated cookbooks will be given to families with a child who has recently been diagnosed with MD, with the aim of providing hope and community though the joy of “coming to the table” and sharing in a family meal.

Thank you to our generous sponsors for a successful evening!

Thank you to our event sponsors for their generous financial and in-kind support:

 

 

New logo

New logo by Tom Seivert!

You may have noticed our new look.  After more than 15 years we decided it was time for an update and in stepped local independent graphic design artist Tom Seivert.  Tom generously donated his time and immense talent to the foundation and the result is a logo design that is new and fresh but also pays homage to our history.  Tom was able to incorporate the shooting star theme and the original signature design from our old logo into a more modern style.  If you are interested in Tom’s work please email him at ccmeaston@gmail.com or check him out on Linked In at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-seivert-0282a01a/.  Thank you Tom!

Research Grant

GMJF RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

INFORMATION AND POLICIES

About the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation (GMJF)

Founded in 2002 to commemorate the life of Greg Marzolf Jr., the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s mission is to raise awareness of Muscular Dystrophy through philanthropic activities and to support research for a cure to Muscular Dystrophy.

GMJF is dedicated to funding research grants and education programs benefiting children and families suffering from Muscular Dystrophy and to providing support for patient service care.

GMJF grants are awarded to applicants from the University of Minnesota’s MD Center.  The work of the GMJF has had a profound effect on the many successes of the University of Minnesota’s MD Center by enhancing treatment of this disease and patient care. With continued tenacity, the GMJF will fulfill our common goal – to conquer Muscular Dystrophy for the current generation of patients.

Grant Program Policies and Procedures

The GMJF is excited to continue this partnership with the GMJF Research Grant Program. We invite you to apply whether it’s your first GMJF Research Grant application or tenth, whether you are a multiple award recipient or a first-time grant writer.  All are welcome.  Together, we share a hope of a tomorrow free from MD!

Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to advanced degree Ph.D. and/or M.D. faculty of the University of Minnesota. While collaboration is valued and encouraged, GMJF requires all work and research to be completed within the State of Minnesota.

Purpose

The primary objective of the GMJF Research Grant program is to support new and existing innovative studies that focus on research in Muscular Dystrophy. Preference will be given to those studies that focus on clinical trials and novel therapeutics for Duchenne MD.

Terms of Research Grant

The term of the Research Grant is a one year period with possibility of renewal research grants in subsequent years based on results. The following expenses are NOT allowed:

1. Faculty (tenure or tenure-track) salary and benefits

2. Secretarial salary and benefits

3. Travel to scientific meetings and conferences

4. Publication costs and purchase of reprints or books

5. Service contracts

6. Conferences, workshops, poster sessions, seminars and other meetings

7. Indirect costs


Evaluation of Proposals

Applications are reviewed by MD Center faculty and the GMJF Grant Committee. The GMJF Committee will take the MD Faculty comments and align them with the research mission of the GMJF and develop a funding recommendation.  Grant funding recommendations are submitted to the GMJF Board for final approval. A funding decision will be made in December 2021.  Due to COVID-19, funding decisions will be communicated to grant recipients directly instead of being announced at the Cause to Cook for a Cure Gala. Funding decisions are also communicated to our donors to encourage additional support and revenue.

Research that involves use of human or animal subjects, biohazardous materials, etc., must be approved by the appropriate University of Minnesota committee. An application will be accepted if approval is pending, but funds will not be released in support of an award until approval has been confirmed. For further information, contact your department administrator.  

Payment
Grants will be paid to Medical School departments through invoices to UMF (non-sponsored chart strings will be established). Funds must be used within the period of the grant. After the grant expires, unexpended funds revert to GMJF UMF fund for other research projects.

Reporting
Grant recipients are required to submit a progress report due September 1, 2022.

This report will help us justify our funding decisions to our donors and help us promote your research to them. Failure to meet these reporting obligations will negatively impact the potential for future funding. Due to COVID-19, our fundraising efforts are more difficult, so we are looking for ways to encourage our donors to find reasons to give. Your progress report will be utilized to help us garner future support through email campaigns and other donor initiatives.

Application  

The application form and guidelines are available at the following link:

Application form and guidelines

Evaluation Criteria

See the grant evaluation criteria at the following link:

GRANT SUBMISSION EVALUATION CRITERIA 

Vision for the Future: 2020

Please join us on Saturday, January 11, 2020 for the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s gala

Vision for the Future: 2020

Online registration is closed. You can still purchase tickets at the door.

Please email us at foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org with any questions.

Ticket price includes dinner and passed appetizers!

Hope to see you there!

 

Map and Directions: The Anderson Student Center

Parking Information: Guest parking at the University of St. Thomas is available in the Anderson Parking Ramp located on the corner of Grand and Cretin Avenues and in the ramp below the Anderson Student Center/ Woulfe Hall for a nominal fee. Free parking is available in surface lots A, B, C, M, N, and O for guests attending the event.

Payments

Cookbook:

Come to the Table Cookbook – Hard cover, color

Donation:

GMJF funds project at U of M

Can playing video games help children diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy? A team of Wellstone MD Center researchers think so! By designing video games that test muscle strength, Dr. DeWayne Townsend hopes to see if clinical trials are working. The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation Grant Program funded this exciting work in 2018 and we can’t wait to see the impact it has for patients living with MD in Minnesota.

You can check out the story from KSTP below.

Rock The Pavement

Thank you for your interest in Rock the Pavement. After an incredible five year run, we’ve decided not to move forward with the Rock the Pavement event this year in order to focus on an important and exciting cookbook project for the MD community, featuring healthy recipes and family stories. Thanks to generous support from people like you, the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation was able to raise $168,000 for MD research over five years with Rock the Pavement.  We haven’t yet made a final decision on whether the race will be returning in a future year, but we’ll keep you posted on our future plans.  Thanks again for your support! See below for details from our 2018 Rock The Pavement Event.

 

Rock The Pavement 2018

With the best 5K and 10K course in Minnesota, this is an event you won’t want to miss! Join the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation as we Rock the Pavement on August 18, 2018! Choose to run or walk a 5K or 10K around beautiful Lake Calhoun!

Check the 2018 Results

All proceeds from the Rock the Pavement 5K and 10K benefit the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation in the fight for a cure to end Muscular Dystrophy! Muscular Dystrophy encompasses a range of muscle diseases that lead to the loss of muscle function, independence and life. With your support as a runner, walker, or roller, we can fund research to cure and end these diseases!

RACE INFORMATION

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Lake Calhoun Executive Center
3033 Excelsior Blvd. Minneapolis, MN  55416

  • 8:10 am: Chip-timed 10K Run
  • 8:20am: Chip-timed 5K Run
  • 8:20am: 5K Walk
  • 9:30am: Kid’s Fun Run (children age 12 and under)

Tri-blend Shirts for All Participants!



ARE YOU ALREADY REGISTERED?

See the Participant Information and Race maps below:

Calhoun 5K & 10K Map

Invite your friends!
We would love to have your friends and family join us for this great event! 100% of race registrations go directly to research at the University of Minnesota Muscular Dystrophy Center!

FRIDAY BIB AND SHIRT PICK-UP 
You can pick up your race bib and shirt on Friday, August 17th  from 1:00PM-7:00PM at Marathon Sports/Fleet Feet Sports located at 2312 W 50th  Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410.

ON RACE DAY

LOOK FOR THE TENTS (Lake Calhoun Executive Center, northwest corner of the Lake)
The Registration Tents will be set up near the Finish Line. You will need to report there to pick up your race bib if you did not pick it up on Friday. You can also pick up your shirt here.

10K RUN, 5K RUN/WALK & THE KIDS RUN
The 10K and 5K Run are chip-timed and travel counter-clockwise around the lake on Calhoun Parkway and Lake Street. The Kids Run will be .5 miles and will start close to the 10k start line and run north to the finish line.

LOCATION & PARKING
3033 Excelsior Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55416 (Put this address in Google maps). Calhoun Parkway will be closing between 7 -7:15AM. Plan on arriving early. You can also park somewhere in the neighborhoods around the lake.


Check the 2017 Results

Check the 2016 Results

Check the 2015 ResultsCheck the 2014 Results


 Thank you to our generous sponsors who make this event possible! Because of these sponsors, 100% of racer registration goes directly to researchers at the U of MN MD Center.

$3,500 Sponsors:

$2,500 Sponsors:

 

$1,000 Sponsors:

 Media Sponsor:

 

 Join us as we race and rock to raise funds to cure Muscular Dystrophy!


 

“Come to the Table” brings in recording-breaking $95,000

The 2019 Cause to Cook for a Cure gala, “Come to the Table,” on Jan. 12, 2019 raised a record-breaking $95,000 to support local research for a cure for Muscular Dystrophy (MD). 

All proceeds from the event will benefit the critical research and outreach programs of the Paul and Sheila Wellstone MD Center at the University of Minnesota.

This year’s event celebrated our upcoming Cause to Cook Cookbook, “Come to the Table,” which focuses on local families living with MD, great food, and the important community that has supported research for a cure for over 30 years (since the first cookbook was created!).

The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation (GMJF) also honored Mike Runyon & Ted Casper (The Nook) and Billy Mauer (Mauer Chevrolet) for their generous support of the GMJF mission over the years.

Sarah Kasner, a mother of two young boys with Duchenne, spoke at the gala about the challenges of living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy since the diagnosis a year ago. But she also shared the joys, beauty and hope she has found in her boys, husband, community, and the generous donors who believe in funding research for a cure to Muscular Dystrophy. The Kasners will be a featured family in the upcoming Cause to Cook Cookbook “Come to the Table.”

Thank you to our event sponsors for their generous financial and in-kind support:

Research Grant

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GMJF RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

INFORMATION AND POLICIES

General Information  

Founded in 2002 to commemorate the life of Greg Marzolf Jr., the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s mission is to raise awareness of Muscular Dystrophy through philanthropic activities and to support research for a cure to Muscular Dystrophy.

The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation (GMJF) is dedicated to funding education and research programs benefiting children and families suffering from Muscular Dystrophy and to providing support for patient service care.

The work of the GMJF has had a profound effect on the many successes of the University of Minnesota’s MD Center by enhancing treatment of this disease and patient care. With continued tenacity, the GMJF will fulfill our common goal – to conquer Muscular Dystrophy for the current generation of patients.

The GMJF is excited to continue this partnership with the GMJF Research Grant Program. Together, we share a hope of a tomorrow free from MD!

Eligibility  

Eligibility is limited to advanced degree Ph.D. and/or M.D. faculty of the University of Minnesota.

Purpose  

The primary objective of the GMJF grant program is to support new and existing innovative studies that focus on research in Muscular Dystrophy. The awards will be given in the form of seed grants (Approximately $15-45K, although subject to change) to assist investigators in the early or pilot phase of their studies. Preference will be given to those studies that focus on clinical trials and novel therapeutics for Duchenne MD.

Terms of Support  

Projects are to be supported for a one year period with an anticipated start date of February 1, 2019. The following expenses are NOT allowed:

  1. Faculty (tenure or tenure-track) salary and benefits
  2. Secretarial salary and benefits
  3. Travel to scientific meetings and conferences
  4. Publication costs and purchase of reprints or books
  5. Service contracts
  6. Conferences, workshops, poster sessions, seminars and other meetings
  7. Indirect costs

Evaluation of Proposals

Applications are reviewed by a panel of experts, including MD Center faculty. The GMJF board will take the reviewers’ comments and align them with the research mission of the GMJF and make the final decision on which projects will be funded. A funding decision will be made in January and announced at the Cause to Cook for a Cure Gala on January 12th, 2019.

Payment  

Grants will be paid to Medical School departments through invoices to UMF (non-sponsored chart strings will be established). Funds must be used within the period of the grant. After the grant expires, unexpended funds revert to GMJF UMF fund for other research projects.

Reporting  

Grant recipients are required to submit a progress report due October 1, 2019. A final report is required within 30 days of grant expiration and to provide a brief on the project. Failure to meet these obligations will negatively impact the potential for future funding.  Grant recipient reports will be displayed on the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation website as well as distributed via newsletter to the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation donor base.

Application  

The application form and guidelines are available at the following link

Cause To Cook – Come to the Table

Please join us on Saturday, January 12, 2019 for the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s

Come to the Table

Hope to see you there!

Cause to Cook – Come to the Table
Saturday, January 12, 2019
University of St. Thomas – James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall
The Anderson Student Center
Summit and Cretin Avenues
St. Paul, MN 55105

Tickets/RSVP:

The ticket price includes dinner and passed appetizers!

Online registration is now closed. You may still register at the door. You can also make a donation online.

Please email us at foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org with any questions.

Come to the Table

As often happens, when friends get together, a casual comment ferments and eventually grows to a full-fledged idea. Our popular 1989 Cause to Cook Cookbook had just such a beginning! Now, after 30 years, we’re working on a second edition cookbook named Come to the Table for a Cause to Cook for a Cure, which will be published in 2019.  This project, along with so many other Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation events, is due to the unwavering dedication of friends, family and community benefactors that support our  spirit and mission!

Please Come to the Table on January 12, 2019 to help support this cookbook project and to celebrate friendship at it best with the love of food, cooking, gathering and the joy we bring to the table!

5:30pm – Social time with passed appetizers. Check out the items available on the silent and live auctions, browse the market and participate in special foodie activities. Learn more about our cookbook project and don’t forget to bring a favorite recipe to contribute to the book.

7:00pm – Dinner with featured recipes from original and new cookbook

8:00pm – Dessert and Coffee with Program, Fund-A-Need and Live Auction

This fun and casual evening will take place at the University of St. Thomas James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall at the Anderson Student Center.


Thank you to our event sponsors for their generous financial and in-kind support:

     

 

Map and Directions: The Anderson Student Center

Kickoff for a Cure brings in record amount!

Kickoff for a Cure brings in record-breaking $87,000 for local MD research

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s annual Cause to Cook for a Cure gala. This year’s gala – with a theme of Kickoff for a Cure – brought in more than $87,000 to support local research for a cure to Muscular Dystrophy (MD).

“We were thrilled by how much people really embraced this year’s theme and gave generously, helping us to bring in a record-breaking amount of funds for research,” said Patty Marzolf, president of the GMJF. “The night was really fun. It tapped into all of the local excitement around football while still bringing focus to an incredibly important cause.”

All proceeds from the event will benefit the critical research and outreach programs of the Paul and Sheila Wellstone MD Center at the University of Minnesota.

Many attendees at the event, held at the James B. Woulfe Alumni Center at the Anderson Student Center of the University of St. Thomas for the sixth year, were festively dressed in their favorite team’s colors. See photos from the evening here.

This year’s featured speaker was Sophie Lathe, who shared her story of living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and what she’s experienced since she became the first patient at the University of Minnesota and the first in the entire Midwest to commercially receive Spinraza, a now FDA-approved treatment for SMA.

Also during the program, Patty Marzolf presented this year’s recipients of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation Champion Award and Innovation Award.

The Innovation Award went to Mike and Sheri Fox. Patty said: “They are dynamic, tenacious and rarely take no for an answer.  The GMJF would not have Rock the Pavement as an event if not for the dedication and work of Mike and Sheri Fox.”

The Champion Award went to Marybeth and Steve Misgen. “They have supported countless MD events through the past 20 some years – raising awareness and money – paving the way for other families like them living with MD. Not only have Marybeth and Steve brought race experience, spirit and countless volunteer hours to make Rock the Pavement a success, they recruit family and friends to volunteer, cheer and work at 5am in the morning!”

Patty also recognized the recipients of the GMJF’s grants program. This year, GMJF is giving a gift of $75,000 to dedicated researchers at the University of Minnesota. The recipients and their award amount are as follows:

– – A grant of $20,000 to Dr. Dawn Lowe and her lab, as they pursue better understanding of DMD and its effect on the heart, by better understanding carriers – the mothers who have the gene that leads to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

– – A $20,000 grant to Dr. Alessandro Magli, as he pursues the important and innovative technology of CRISPR-Cas9 to modify satellite function as a possible treatment of MD.

– – $20,000 will be awarded to Dr. Alessandro Bartolomucci and his exciting new endeavor to understand the classic stress response and its impact on those with DMD. He aims to understand if an exaggerated stress response contributes to life-threatening heart failure in those with Duchenne, and how steroid treatment is playing a role.

– – $15,000 will be awarded to the Clinical Research program at the University of Minnesota.

In addition, the GMJF annually funds the Greg Marzolf Jr. Trainee Program, which awards four scholarships annually to pre-doctoral researchers in basic research.  These awards are highlighted annually at Greg Marzolf Jr. Symposium held at the U of MN in the fall.

The evening also officially launched the Cause to Cook Cookbook 2.0 project. The goal for the project, which is possible through a STRIVE grant from PTC Therapeutics, is to create a cookbook that focuses on healthy eating, features families with MD, celebrates this community and brings people to the table around a common cause. More details will be shared soon on how you can become involved.

As Patty said at Kickoff for a Cure, “Through the love, hope, and generosity of friends we have worked hard and have always believed in a cure. All of you have made that difference. Not only in our lives –but you have made the difference in the lives of children, young men and women, adults and families all living with this disease.”

Thank you to our event sponsors for their generous financial and in-kind support:



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Cause To Cook – Kickoff for a Cure

Please join us on Saturday, January 13, 2018 for the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s

Kickoff for a Cure

Hope to see you there!

Cause to Cook – Kickoff for a Cure
Saturday, January 13, 2018
University of St. Thomas – James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall
The Anderson Student Center
Summit and Cretin Avenues
St. Paul, MN 55105

Tickets/RSVP:

The ticket price includes dinner and passed appetizers!

Online registration is closed.

Registration is available at the door, please join us!

 

Please email us at foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org with any questions.

The evening will include:

  • 5:30pm  Pre-game fun before the Big Game with passed appetizers! New activities include meat raffle, dash for cash, silent and LIVE auction.  Football attire welcomed, no cleats, helmets optional!
  • 6:30pm  Upscale Stadium Inspired Fare
  • 7:30pm  Halftime Program, Live Auction and Fund a Need. Coffee and dessert will be served with the program. Silent Auction will reopen for frenzied bidding following the program.

This fun, casual and tailgating evening will take place at the University of St. Thomas James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall at the Anderson Student Center.


Thank you to our event sponsors for their generous financial and in-kind support:

     

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Map and Directions: The Anderson Student Center

GMJF Awarded 2017 STRIVE Grant!

We’re proud to share that the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation has received a sought-after “Strategies to Realize Innovation, Vision and Empowerment (STRIVE) Award.” The STRIVE Awards were created by PTC Therapeutics, Inc., to help nonprofit organizations committed to serving the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) community.

“We are thrilled to have won this STRIVE Award, which will help us make a huge difference to the lives of people affected by Duchenne,” said Patricia Marzolf, President of the GMJF. “The grant will help us create the Cause to Cook for a Cure Cookbook, a DMD patient and community cookbook featuring recipes and personal stories of patients and families affected by DMD to promote healthy eating amongst the DMD community and raise awareness.”

This current initiative is inspired by the 30th anniversary of the original Cause to Cook for a Cure Cookbook, that was created after Greg Marzolf Jr. was diagnosed with DMD. Family, friends and local celebrities contributed recipes which were compiled into a cookbook that raised money and built community. It was such as success that the GMJF felt it was time to reinvigorate the concept and tap into the current cultural interest in food.

The cookbook project will be kicked-off at the annual GMJF Cause to Cook for a Cure Gala on January 13, 2018, at which time more details will be shared about how to get involved. For example, a Facebook group will be created enabling families to share recipes, discuss the positive impact of the cookbook, and the impact on healthy eating and cooking habits. The goal will be to have the finished Cause to Cook for a Cure Cookbook available at the 2019 Gala.

The STRIVE Awards recognize the vital role patient advocacy groups play in improving the lives of individuals affected by DMD, and grants are awarded to facilitate unique, inventive ideas or programs that support patients and families within the Duchenne community.

Award entries were received from 32 organizations from across the world. An independent panel of external experts with knowledge in rare diseases, patient advocacy and funding initiatives judged entries for feasibility, creativity, budget, impact and sustainability. The GMJF was one of five organizations to receive the Award, with judges commending the “innovative and collaborative” nature of the winning applications.

For more information on the STRIVE grant and other recipients, click here.

MD research and innovation make impressive gains in 2016

Last year, 2016, was an incredible year for research and innovation in Muscular Dystrophy. For the first time, a drug for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) was approved by the FDA.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved eteplirsen injection in September 2016. This drug is specifically provided for patients who have a confirmed mutation, skipping exon 51, which affects about 13 percent of the population with DMD.

In December of 2016, the FDA approved Spinraza, the first drug approved to treat children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare and often fatal Muscular Dystrophy. Spinraza is an injection administered into the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. On February 21st, 2017, the University of Minnesota was the first facility in the Midwest to administer the drug to a patient receiving the commercial treatment.

Patient Sophie Lathe and her family are ecstatic about the approval, stating: “We are so honored to help make a path for other SMA patients. There are so many who can benefit from this drug. “

Stirring up big money in 15th anniversary year

Shaken, Not Stirred generates $75,000 for MD Research

Shaken, Not Stirred: 0017, the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation (GMJF)’s Cause to Cook for a Cure fundraiser on Jan. 28, generated more than $75,000 to support local research for a cure for Muscular Dystrophy (MD).

The spy-themed event also marked the first big opportunity for GMJF to celebrate its 15th year as a foundation in 2017.

A video shown at the event captured the progress that has been made over the past 15 years and the hard work that remains to conquer MD.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the critical research and outreach programs of the Paul and Sheila Wellstone MD Center at the University of Minnesota.

Two-hundred and fifty people – including researchers, supporters and families living with MD – came together for the annual event at the James B. Woulfe Alumni Center at the Anderson Student Center of the University of St. Thomas.

KFAN’s Paul Lambert, aka “Meatsauce,” served as emcee of the program, during which he chatted with families and researchers to showcase the urgent and dire need for funding firsthand.

Patty Marzolf, president of GMJF, presented this year’s recipients of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation Champion Award and Innovation Award.

 

  • The Innovation Award went to board member Jamey Moeller. Patty said: “Jamey never says no, has served in many roles, is willing to take risks, thinks big and does whatever is best for the vision and future of the foundation and ultimately for the patients and mission we serve.”
  • The Champion Award went to board member Kathy Moriarty. “There is nothing better to have in your corner than someone who truly and outwardly believes in your work and actually talks about it, encourages others to participate in events and recruits people to get involved,” said Patty.

Patty also recognized the recipients of the GMJF’s grant program. This year GMJF’s board decided to provide two $35,000 grants to two research labs at the University of Minnesota’s MD Center. The winning grant recipients are:

  • Dr. Rita Perlingeiro: The GMJF grant committee determined to renew this grant due to the impressive headway that is being made by the Perlingeiro Lab. They have begun communication with the FDA, and a pre-IND meeting will be scheduled for March. They state in their application: “The support from the GMJF will be essential to move this research program forward, not only to enable the potential future treatment of DMD patients, but to lay the groundwork for what we believe may be one of the first diseases to be treated by a pluripotent-cell based therapy.”
  • Dr. DeWayne Townsend: The high costs of trials result from the need to enroll large numbers of ambulatory patients. To address these deficiencies, Dr. Townsend’s lab has developed a hand-held device that functions as a video game controller. The force applied to the hand-held device controls the movement of a character in a video game. This novel approach allows exercise protocols to be implemented in both ambulatory and non-ambulatory patient populations. Dr. Townsend states in his application “It is our contention that further development and validation of this technique will dramatically lessen the cost of clinical trials, allowing more therapies to be evaluated quickly moving us closer to a cure.”

This year’s featured speaker was Joline Dalton, a genetic counselor at the University of Minnesota’s MD Center who also serves on the GMJF board.

“What makes us never want to give up is the fact we have been impacted by the kids, adults and families affected with muscular dystrophy we’ve met over the years,” she said. “It is clear this community has more to offer than all of the amazing research we get to be part of…. These individuals are and have the potential to become inspiring teachers, prophetic writers and brilliant scientists,” she said. “But, more importantly, they need to become the world’s best Dad with the T-shirts to prove it and best friends that are here forever. Muscular dystrophy shouldn’t – and can’t– continue to rob us of these contributions.”

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

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Rock The Pavement 2017

With the best 5K and 10K course in Minnesota, this is an event you won’t want to miss! Join the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation as we Rock the Pavement on August 19, 2017! Choose to run or walk a 5K or 10K around beautiful Lake Calhoun!

View 2017 Results here

All proceeds from the Rock the Pavement 5K and 10K benefit the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation in the fight for a cure to end Muscular Dystrophy! Muscular Dystrophy encompasses a range of muscle diseases that lead to the loss of muscle function, independence and life. With your support as a runner, walker, or roller, we can fund research to cure and end these diseases!

 

RACE INFORMATION

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Lake Calhoun Executive Center
3033 Excelsior Blvd. Minneapolis, MN  55416

  • 8:10 am: Chip-timed 10K Run
  • 8:20am: Chip-timed 5K Run
  • 8:20am: 5K Walk
  • 9:30am: Kid’s Fun Run (children age 12 and under)

Tri-blend Shirts for All Participants! The First 400 Runners to Register Receive Running Hats!



ARE YOU ALREADY REGISTERED?

See the Participant Information and Race maps below:

2017 Participant Information

Calhoun 5K & 10K Map

 

Invite your friends!
We would love to have your friends and family join us for this great event! 100% of race registrations go directly to research at the University of Minnesota Muscular Dystrophy Center!

FRIDAY BIB AND SHIRT PICK-UP 
You can pick up your race bib and shirt on Friday, August 18th  from 10:00AM-7:00PM at Marathon Sports/Fleet Feet Sports located at 2312 W 50th  Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410.

ON RACE DAY

LOOK FOR THE TENTS (Lake Calhoun Executive Center, northwest corner of the Lake)
The Registration Tents will be set up near the Finish Line. You will need to report there to pick up your race bib if you did not pick it up on Friday. You can also pick up your shirt here.

10K RUN, 5K RUN/WALK & THE KIDS RUN
The 10K and 5K Run are chip-timed and travel counter-clockwise around the lake on Calhoun Parkway and Lake Street. The Kids Run will be .5 miles and will start close to the 10k start line and run north to the finish line.

LOCATION & PARKING
3033 Excelsior Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55416 (Put this address in Google maps). Calhoun Parkway will be closing between 7 -7:15AM. Plan on arriving early. You can also park somewhere in the neighborhoods around the lake.


Check the 2017 Results

Check the 2016 Results

Check the 2015 ResultsCheck the 2014 Results


 Thank you to our generous sponsors who make this event possible! Because of these sponsors, 100% of racer registration goes directly to researchers at the U of MN MD Center.

$2,500 Sponsors:

10K Sponsor:

5K Sponsor:

 

 

 

$1,000 Sponsors:

 

 Media Sponsor:


 

 

 

Hat Sponsor:


 Join us as we race and rock to raise funds to cure Muscular Dystrophy!


 

 

 

Research Grant

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GMJF RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

INFORMATION AND POLICIES

 

General Information

Founded in 2002 to commemorate the life of Greg Marzolf Jr., the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s mission is to raise awareness of Muscular Dystrophy through philanthropic activities and to support research for a cure to Muscular Dystrophy.

The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation (GMJF) is dedicated to funding education and research programs benefiting children and families suffering from Muscular Dystrophy and to providing support for patient service care.

The work of the GMJF has had a profound effect on the many successes of the University of Minnesota’s MD Center by enhancing treatment of this disease and patient care. With continued tenacity, the GMJF will fulfill our common goal – to conquer Muscular Dystrophy for the current generation of patients.

The GMJF is excited to continue this partnership with the GMJF Research Grant Program. Together, we share a hope of a tomorrow free from MD!

Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to advanced degree Ph.D. and/or M.D. faculty of the University of Minnesota.

Purpose

The primary objective of the GMJF grant program is to support new and existing innovative studies that focus on research in Muscular Dystrophy. The awards will be given in the form of seed grants (Approximately $35K, although subject to change) to assist investigators in the early or pilot phase of their studies. Preference will be given to those studies that focus on clinical trials and novel therapeutics for Duchenne MD.

Terms of Support

Projects are to be supported for a one year period with an anticipated start date of February 1,2017. The following expenses are NOT allowed:

a. Faculty (tenure or tenure-track) salary and benefits

b. Secretarial salary and benefits

c. Travel to scientific meetings and conferences

d. Publication costs and purchase of reprints or books

e. Service contracts

f. Conferences, workshops, poster sessions, seminars and other meetings g. Indirect costs

Evaluation of Proposals

Applications are reviewed by a panel of experts, including MD Center faculty. The GMJF board will take the reviewers’ comments and align them with the research mission of the GMJF and make the final decision on which projects will be funded. A funding decision will be made in January and announced at the Cause to Cook for a Cure Gala on January 28, 2017.

Payment

Grants will be paid to Medical School departments through invoices to UMF (non-sponsored chart strings will be established). Funds must be used within the period of the grant. After the grant expires, unexpended funds revert to GMJF UMF fund for other research projects.

Reporting

Grant recipients are required to submit a progress report due October 1, 2017. A final report is required within 30 days of grant expiration and to provide a brief on the project. Failure to meet these obligations will negatively impact the potential for future funding. Grant recipient reports will be displayed on the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation website as well as distributed via newsletter to the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation donor base.

Application

The application form and guidelines are available at the U of MN MD Center Website and also at the link below.

2017GMJFResearchGrantApplicationGuidelines

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Cause To Cook For A Cure: Shaken, Not Stirred

Please join us on Saturday, January 28, 2017 for the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s

SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED

Hope to see you there!

Cause to Cook for a Cure: Shaken, Not Stirred
Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 5:30 P.M.
University of St. Thomas – James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall
The Anderson Student Center
Summit and Cretin Avenues
St. Paul, MN 55105

Tickets/RSVP:

Online Registration is Closed.

Registration is available at the door, please join us!

 Please email us at foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org with any questions.

The evening will include:

  • Social Hour with passed appetizers and cash bar
  • Mystery Bags, Wine Pull, Prize Board, Silent Auction, Cake Walk and more!
  • Dinner
  • Program and Fund-A-Need
  • Dessert and Coffee with music by a jazz trio
  • and More!

If you have any questions, please email us at foundation@gregmarzolfjr.org
or call 612-720-1715.


Thank you to our event sponsors for their generous financial and in-kind support:

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Parking information for event:

Guest parking at the University of St. Thomas is available in the Anderson Parking Ramp located on the corner of Grand and Cretin Avenues
and in the ramp below the Anderson Student Center/Woulfe Hall for a nominal fee.

Free parking is available in surface lots A, B, C, M, N, and O for guests attending the event.

 

Map and Directions: The Anderson Student Center

Rock The Pavement

Rock The Pavement Walk Run RollDo you like to Rock? Do you like to Run? This is the race for you!

With the best 5K and 10K course in Minnesota, this is an event you won’t want to miss!!!

Join the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation as we Rock the Pavement again on August 20, 2016!!!

Choose to run or walk a 5K or 10K around beautiful Lake Calhoun!

Check the 2016 Results


Are you familiar with Muscular Dystrophy?

Muscular Dystrophy encompasses a range of muscle diseases that lead to the loss of muscle function, independence and life. With your support we can fund research to cure and end these diseases! All proceeds from the Rock the Pavement 5K and 10K benefit the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation in the fight for a cure to end Muscular Dystrophy!

The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation was founded in 2002 to raise awareness of Muscular Dystrophy (MD) and fund research for a cure. The Foundation passed the ten-year mark and is well into its second decade of helping children and young adults living with MD. The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation donates 100% of proceeds to The University of Minnesota Paul and Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center.

Rock the Pavement to end Muscular Dystrophy!

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Lake Calhoun Executive Center
3033 Excelsior Blvd. Minneapolis, MN  55416
  • Chip-timed 10K Run
  • Chip-timed 5K Run
  • 5K Walk
  • Kid’s Fun Run (children age 12 and under)
  • Shirts for all participants
  • Race After party at Famous Dave’s including A FREE FULTON BEER to the first 200 who arrive, $3 Mimosas, and $3 Bloody Mary’s when you show your race bib!

 

Event details and schedule

Download the 2016 Rock the Pavement Race day information and Race Map

Early Packet Pickup –

Marathon Sports
2312 W 50th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410
Thursday, August 18 from 5:00PM-8:00PM and Friday, August 19th from 11:00AM-7:00PM

Race Day:

Packet pickup 7:00am
10K start 8:30am
5K start 8:45
Kids Run start 8:15am

 

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

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Steve Onsum PCA, Inc.

 

 

Pederson Realty

 

  • Coborns
  • Kowalski’s Market
  • Bruegger’s Bagels
  • Trader Joes/St. Paul
  • Twin City Orthopedic
  • Famous Dave’s/Uptown
  • Fulton Brewery
  • Marathon Sports

 


Check the 2016 Results

Check the 2015 ResultsCheck the 2014 Results


 Join us as we race and rock to raise funds to cure Muscular Dystrophy!


 

 

 

All That Jazz Raises Record-Breaking $72,000 for MD Research

AllThatJazz2AllThatJazz4The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation today announces that its annual Cause to Cook for a Cure fundraising gala – this year named All That Jazz – raised more than $72,000 for research for a cure for Muscular Dystrophy (MD), topping all previous Cause to Cook for a Cure fundraising totals. The event, held on Jan. 30, brought together 230 people for an evening of great food, live music, laughter and fundraising.

“We’re absolutely thrilled with the level of generosity and passion shown by our guests at this year’s gala,” said Patty Marzolf, president of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation. “Great strides in research and treatment of MD are being made by brilliant researchers right now but funding is desperately needed to make these advances possible for this generation of kids. We’re proud that our supporters stepped up to make a difference. Together we share a hope for a tomorrow free of MD.”

All proceeds from the event will benefit the critical research and outreach programs of the Paul and Sheila Wellstone MD Center at the University of Minnesota.

During the event, Patty announced the recipients of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation’s new grant program. The three winning proposals received $25,000 grants each. They include:

•       Dr. Peter Karachunski: Clinical Research Study Coordination and Advancement

Funding to support five new clinical trials which would allow the possibility for at least 50 more patients to participate in drug trials that may help treat or manage the patient’s form of MD.

•       Dr. Rita Perlingeiro: Strategies for the Scalability and Purification of Human Es/iPS – derived Myogenic Progenitors for Clinical Application

The Perlingeiro Lab aims to optimize strategies for the scalability and purification of human pluripotent-derived muscle progenitors, two critical aspects to enable the therapeutic application of these cell preparations. Once this is achieved and validated, the team will be in the perfect position to begin IND filing, and a phase 1 safety trial.

•       Dr. Michael Kyba: Skeletal Muscle Regeneration from Teratoma-derived Myogenic Stem Cells

Teratoma-derived skeletal muscle stem cells have tremendous regenerative potential, with as few as 40,000 cells reconstituting 80 percent or more of the muscle mass of a dystrophic tibialis anterior muscle 3 months post-transplant. This extent of regeneration has never been observed with any type of cell therapy previously, therefore it represents a major advance and possibly a game changer for cell therapies for MD.

•       In addition, GMJF will continue to fund young scientists in the field through the Annual Greg Marzolf Jr. Trainee Program at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone MD Center at the University of Minnesota.

Patty also announced this year’s recipients of the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation Champion Award and Innovation Award.

Derek Thurmes won the Champion Award for his work to transform the Greg Marzolf Jr Foundation’s technology capabilities, as well as upgrading its financial and communication abilities.

“His dedication and vision are extraordinary and his willingness to help is constant, positive and always with a smile and hearty laugh,” said Patty.

Katie Stewart was named the recipient of the Innovation Award for her outstanding work as the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation Treasurer.

“Katie is committed fully to the mission of the foundation,” said Patty. “She serves with a bright spirit, always looks at the pro and cons and never questions new opportunities that will move us forward.”

The activities at All That Jazz included a blend of traditional favorites and new Roaring 20s themed options, such a “bottomless bubbles” champagne bar, prohibition liquor pull, jazz band, prize board, silent auction, wine pull, cake walk, mystery bags, heads and tails and fund-a-need.

The event was held at the James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall at the University of St. Thomas Anderson Student Center.

Sponsors for All that Jazz include: R.F. Moeller Jeweler, Decko, Mauer Chevrolet, KFAN FM 100.3, Green Mill, CliftonLarsonAllen, Shamrocks, Highland Bank, and 7 Corners Print and Promo.

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Cause to Cook for a Cure: All That Jazz
Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 5:30 P.M.
University of St. Thomas – James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall
The Anderson Student Center
Summit and Cretin Avenues
St. Paul, MN 55105

Tickets/RSVP:

The ticket price includes passed appetizers, dinner and live entertainment!

Online registration has closed. If you would still like to attend, you can purchase tickets at the door. If you have questions, please email us at gmjrfoundation@gmail.com.

The evening will include:

  • Social Hour begins at 5:30 P.M. with passed appetizers and cash bar
  • Mystery Bags, Wine Pull, Prize Board, Silent Auction, Cake Walk, Bottomless Bubbles
  • Dinner at 7:00 P.M.
  • Program and Fund-A-Need at 8:00 P.M.
  • Dessert and Coffee with music by a jazz trio at 8:30 P.M.
  • and More!

If you have any questions, please email us at gmjrfoundation@gmail.com
or call 612-720-1715.


Thank you to our event sponsors for their generous financial and in-kind support:


Parking information for event:

Guest parking at the University of St. Thomas is available in the Anderson Parking Ramp located on the corner of Grand and Cretin Avenues
and in the ramp below the Anderson Student Center/Woulfe Hall for a nominal fee.

Free parking is available in surface lots A, B, C, M, N, and O for guests attending the event.

 

Map and Directions: The Anderson Student Center

2015 Greg Marzolf Jr. Symposium to be held Thurs. Nov. 19th

The 2015 Greg Marzolf Jr. Symposium will be held from 3 to 6 pm on Thursday, November 19th in the Atrium and seminar room 1-125 of Cancer & Cardiovascular Research Building (CCRB). This year the Universiaty are honored to have Dr. Jeffrey S. Chamberlain of University of Washington School of Medicine, and Director of the Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center of Seattle, as the speaker.

Dr. Chamberlain’s presentation will begin at 4:30pm. Prior to his presentation, a poster session featuring undergrad and post-grad research will be held to demonstrate the current muscle biology and disease research at the University of Minnesota.

Marzolf Symposium
Thursday, November 19th
3 – 4:30 pm Poster Session
4:30 – 6 pm Lecture presentation and Q&A
***CCRB 1-125 and Atrium ***
Jeffrey Chamberlain, PhD Departments of Neurology, Medicine, and Biochemistry, the McCaw Endowed Chair in Muscular Dystrophy at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and Director of the Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center of Seattle

Seminar Title: Development of genetic therapies for Duchene muscular dystrophy.

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