Oct 29, 2020
The following is an exciting announcement from an FSR partner, Boehringer Ingelheim – see the release on their website here. Boehringer Ingelheim Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial of a Targeted Therapy to Help People with Severe Respiratory Illness from COVID-19...Topics: Community Partners/ News
Oct 20, 2020
COVID-19 has changed our world. As of October 1, 2020, the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center reported over 35.5 million individuals worldwide have been infected with COVID-19, including over 7 million in the United States. There are about 200,000...Topics: COVID-19/ Living with Sarcoidosis/ News
Oct 1, 2020
The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research and improving care for individuals living with sarcoidosis, announces Mary McGowan as the organization’s first-ever Chief Executive Officer. With more...Topics: News
Aug 25, 2020
FSR’s Small Grant Program The FSR Small Grant aims to support smaller scale or pilot research projects, which can be supported either singularly by FSR or through a partnership with additional funders. The goal of this program is to provide bridge funding for...Topics: News/ Research
Aug 25, 2020
FSR’s Virtual Summits this Fall will be day-long, comprehensive educational and wellness events. While they will be held entirely online, the Summits will still have plenty of opportunities to interact with other sarcoidosis warriors via chat rooms and our...Topics: FSR Events/ News
Jul 25, 2020
FSR launched its Clinical and Research Fellowship Program in Fall 2017. We’ve invested over $1 million into this program, which aims to increase the number of specialized doctors and researchers in the sarcoidosis space. This investment in early career...Topics: News/ Research
Jun 19, 2020
FSR has spent 20 years serving sarcoidosis patients and their families, as well as the healthcare providers and researchers who dedicate their careers to fighting sarcoidosis. In response to the inequitable treatment of Black individuals in America, we want to...Topics: News
May 27, 2020
FSR has made the decision to transition our in-person Patient Education Summits to be Virtual Summits. This decision was made due to the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to be proactive about the health and comfort of our community. While we are...Topics: FSR Events/ News
May 26, 2020
As part of FSR’s 20th Anniversary, we’re profiling some of the people who make everything we do at FSR possible, including our co-founders, Board of Directors, and staff. First up, meet our co-founders, the Wilsons! Andrea Wilson is a sarcoidosis warrior...Topics: News/ Patient Voices
May 6, 2020
COVID-19 has changed our world. As of April 27, 2020, the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center reported over 3 million individuals worldwide have been infected with COVID-19, including 979,077 in the United States. There are about 200,000 individuals...Topics: News
