Sunday, December 27, 2009
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
MESOTHELIOMA APPLIED RESEARCH FOUNDATION
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation, formerly MARF) is a non-profit organization that funds mesothelioma research, provides services to patients, educates the public, and advocates in Washington, DC for governmental funding for mesothelioma research. The organization's mission is to eradicate mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, as a life-ending disease.
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Its donors include lawyers, companies that have manufactured asbestos and victims, along with their family and friends.
To date, the foundation has funded over $5 million in clinical research and is the host of the annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma.
Motto Believe in a cure
Formation 1999
Type NPO
Legal status Foundation
Headquarters United States Santa Barbara, California
Location 3944 State Street, Suite 340
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
805.563.8400
805.563.8411 (fax)
Region served United States
Executive Director Christopher Hahn
Medical Liaison Mary Hesdorffer
Outreach Director Maja Belamaric
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