The Multiple Sclerosis Scientific Research
Foundation is the largest fund in the world dedicated strictly
to MS research. The Foundation funds research projects beyond
the scope of the MS Society’s regular research program.
It is a unique Canadian resource. Because of the Foundation,
highly innovative large collaborative research studies
are underway.
Originally established in 1973, the MS
Scientific Research Foundation became an active funder of MS
research in the
early 1990s. It is related to the MS Society of Canada,
which is
its main funding source. In addition, several of the Foundation's
directors are members or past members of the MS Society's
National Board of Directors.
The Foundation also funds small, pilot
grants, which are unique among MS research approaches in Canada.
Funding
is limited
to one year and to a maximum of $35,000. After that time,
the researcher is expected to have found out if the idea
is a good
one, and if it is, to move into the usual MS Society
funded research program.
MS Scientific Research Foundation
Chair:
Bruce R. Richmond, Toronto, Ontario
Directors:
Alexander R. Aird, Toronto, Ontario
Purdy Crawford, Toronto, Ontario
Louis P. Desmarais, Montreal, Quebec
Alistair M. Fraser, Toronto, Ontario
Garrett Herman, Toronto, Ontario
Helen M. Kearns, Toronto, Ontario
Lou J. Maroun, Toronto, Ontario
Fred Moore, Calgary, Alberta
Daniel Larouche, Montréal, Québec
Richard M. Thomson, Toronto, Ontario
David L. Torrey, Montreal, Quebec
Richard E. Waugh, Toronto, Ontario
