Research Article Emphasizes the Importance of Screening for Patients with FD/MAS for Pain
Foundation News Research News Treatment NewsPain in people with FD/MAS is common and can come and go. While not every person with FD/MAS experiences FD-related pain, every person who seeks help for FD/MAS pain should be taken seriously. Among many clinicians, there has been a longstanding and misinformed belief that FD/MAS does not cause pain. This idea has been refuted, […]
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Mouse Models, Research, and Hope
Research NewsWe had the pleasure of interviewing Yingzi Yang, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Developmental Biology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Yang is a leading scientist/researcher in skeletal biology and genetic disease studies and the recipient of a Team FD/MAS Million Dollar Bike Ride award. Dr. Yang received her B.S. […]
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International Consortium for FD/MAS Launch Meeting
Research NewsResearchers, clinicians, and advocates are invited to the International Consortium for FD/MAS Launch Meeting July 14th, 2022 at 13:00 – 16:00 GMT (9:00 – 12:00 EST) Please Register via this link.
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Global collaboration launches the International Consortium for Fibrous Dysplasia and McCune-Albright Syndrome
Advocacy News Foundation News Research News18 February 2022 Media Contact: info@icfdmas.com FD/MAS Alliance, Patiëntenvereniging Fibreuze Dysplasie, ASOCIACIÓN DE DISPLASIA FIBROSA – ADF, Fibrous Dysplasia Support Society UK, and European Association for McCune-Albright Syndrome are announcing the launch of the International Consortium for Fibrous Dysplasia and McCune-Albright syndrome Ltd. (ICFDMAS). Fibrous dysplasia and McCune-Albright syndrome (FD|MAS) is a rare disease that […]
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Meet the International Consortium for FD/MAS
Foundation NewsFebruary 20th at 11:00 EST on Facebook live (even if you don’t have Facebook) The international Consortium for FD/MAS (ICFDMAS) will officially launch on 20th of February, 2022. The group has met informally since 2015 as a group of researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates from around the world. Over the course of these meetings, a consensus was […]
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2021 Team FD/MAS Research Grants Announced
Foundation News Research NewsFD/MAS Alliance is thrilled to share that three FD/MAS research grants have been awarded from the 2021 Million Dollar Bike Ride! Last spring, Team FD/MAS raised $161,373 for fibrous dysplasia, McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS)-focused research through the UPenn Orphan Disease Center’s Million Dollar Bike Ride. After careful review of several applications by the FD/MAS Alliance’s Scientific […]
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2021 FD/MAS Research Funding Opportunity Announced
Research NewsWe’re thrilled to announce that research grants of up to $80,867 to study fibrous dysplasia or McCune-Albright syndrome are now available thanks to the work of Team FD/MAS in the UPenn Orphan Disease Center’s Million Dollar Bike Ride. The one-page letter of interest (LOI) is due Thursday, September 16th, 2021 by 8pm EST. Please read […]
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How close are we to developing a drug to treat FD/MAS?
Research NewsHow close are we to finding a treatment for FD/MAS? An audience member posed this question in a recent update from 4 researchers funded by Team FD/MAS, and the answer? It depends. Because of your generosity, the last few years have been a real breakthrough for FD/MAS. Team FD/MAS has been partnering with the […]
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FD/MAS Alliance and UPenn ODC Award the 2020 FD/MAS Research Grant
Foundation News Research NewsWe’re thrilled to share the news that the 2020 Team FD/MAS Million Dollar Bike Ride Research Grant has been awarded to Dr. Mara Riminucci for her project entitled: Osteoclasts and Pain in Fibrous Dysplasia: Investigating and targeting the molecular links in a transgenic mouse model (EF1α-GsαR201C mice) of human fibrous dysplasia Dr. Riminucci will receive […]
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FD/MAS Federal Research Funding Initiative
Advocacy News Research NewsThe FD/MAS community of researchers and advocates continues forward with the Department of Defense Funding Opportunity One of the most significant initiatives that FD/MAS Alliance continues to advance is the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). The PRMRP is a major research opportunity that our team of advocates has unlocked for FD/MAS researchers through the […]
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