Team FD/MAS Research Update 2025

For eleven years now, Team FD/MAS has been dedicated to funding promising research projects through the UPenn Orphan Disease Center’s Million Dollar Bike Ride. During that time, the community has supported 22 research projects to advance fibrous dysplasia, McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS) research and, ultimately, find a treatment or cure for FD/MAS.

In 2022, Team FD/MAS raised $160,000 for FD/MAS-focused research, thanks to the efforts of Team Captains Cindi Brandt Levin and Sarah Healy. From those efforts, two grants of $80,000 each were awarded.

We revisit those projects recently completed in this 2025 Research Update.  Drs. Anne-Marie Heegaard (University of Copenhagen) and Mara Riminucci (Sapienza University, Rome) report on the projects made possible by Team FD/MAS. They briefly explain the continued course of their FD/MAS research and the impact Team FD/MAS grants have on their work.

To support continued FD/MAS research, make a gift to Team FD/MAS today!