Welcome to News Articles About JMF. In this section, you can read about the Foundation's ongoing efforts towards early and precise diagnosis, meaningful treatments, and ultimately cures, of the ever increasing known Primary Immunodeficiency diseases.
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| Colaborando Para Mejorar la Calidad de vida de Personas con Inmunodeficiencias Primarias: Semana Internacional de Inmunodeficiencias Primarias 2013 |
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| Colaborando Para Mejorar la Calidad de Vida de Personas con Inmunodeficiencias Primarias: Semana Internacional de Inmunodeficiencias Primarias 2013 |
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| Collaborating to Improve Quality of Life in Primary Immunodeficiencies: World PI Week, 2013 |
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| Collaborating to Improve Quality of Life in Primary Immunodeficiencies: World PI Week, 2013 |
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| Newborn Screening for SCID Map of the US |
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• 20 states with 2.3 million newborns per year are currently screening for SCID.
• 23 states with 1.4 million newborns are prepared to begin screening in 2013.
• 93% of the newborns in the U.S. are in states currently screening or preparing to begin.
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| DeLauro Announces Jeffrey Modell Foundation Wins CDC Grant |
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| In 2012 the Jeffrey Modell Foundation was awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant will address Primary Immunodeficiencies educating physicians and increasing public awareness of the more than 200 Primary Immunodeficiency disorders. |
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| winRN Application |
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| Please click the below link to view the winRN Application. |
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| World PI Week Contest Application |
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The Jeffrey Modell Foundation is pleased to announce a global competition for the most innovative, creative, unique, and cutting edge idea to create awareness of Primary Immunodeficiency during World PI Week 2013!!
The winner will receive a $5,000 grant to fund the event. We can’t wait to hear your ideas!! Please submit your application no later than February 15th, 2013.
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| Roots & Wings Application |
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| Roots & Wings Application |
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| JMF Snapshot |
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| A brief Overview of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation |
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| JMF Center Opens in Argentina |
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| JMF Center Opens in Argentina |
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| JMF and IPOPI Announce Global Partnership |
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| Press Release |
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| Primary Immunodeficiencies European Reference Paper |
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| Primary Immunodeficiencies European Reference Paper |
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| Dr. Ronald L. Laessig Memorial Newborn Screening Fellowship |
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| The Jeffrey Modell Foundation is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity; a two-year Fellowship for post-doctoral candidates to conduct newborn screening research focused on Primary Immunodeficiencies. |
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| The Modell's Mission |
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| An interview with Vicki and Fred Modell, Jeffrey Modell Foundation |
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| JMF Celebrates the Dedication of Their Newest Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic Center in London |
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| Press Release for the dedication of our newest Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic Center at Royal Free and Great Ormond Street Hospitals in London. |
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| Avenue Magazine Covers First Ever 'Young Professionals' Event at PM Lounge in Manhattan |
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| AVENUE magazine spotlights 'Young Professionals for PI' at PM Lounge in Manhattan. |
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| The Modells are Waging a Fight Against 'Bubble Boy ' Disease |
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| The story of the Modells fight against "Bubble Boy" disease is described in an article in CITY BEAT by Clem Richards in DAILY NEWS newspaper. Read about the Modells and their unwavering campaign against Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases which claimed the life of their only son, Jeffrey, at age 15. |
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| Constructing a Cure Against Primary Immunodeficiency Disease |
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| Quest magazine interview of Vicki Modell and how she and her husband Fred, Co-Founders of JMF began to 'Construct a Cure" for Primary Immunodeficiency. It is a great human interest story filled with important information about PI. |
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| Couple Will Fund Development Of 'Bubble Boy' Screening Test |
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By Geeta Anand
Bone-marrow transplants have become so effective in treating the "bubble boy" disease that babies born without immune systems can lead normal lives if diagnosed and treated in early infancy. |
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| Fred and Vicki Modell Repairing the World |
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By Nancy A. Ruhling
The chubby-cheeked little boy in the big black-and-white photograph, cute as a button with his black pageboy, is smiling straight at the camera, confidently daring the world to take him on. |
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| Jeffrey Modell Foundation Dedicated to Beating Deadly Kids' Disease |
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By Reginald Fitz
Up to one million Americans - mostly children - suffer from a potentially deadly disease that could be easily and effectively treated if it only was spotted more often.
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The Little Boy With The Mystery Disease |
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By Vicki Modell as told to Phyllis Battelle
Countless doctors could not save my son from the ravages of his rare and incurable illness. But I was determined that something good would come out of the tragedy. |
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