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grove owner James H. Porter will pay the USF Foundation $113,961 a year over 25 years. The gift was inspired by Mr. Porter's wife Martha, who struggled with Alzheimer's disease at the end of her life.
"The Porters' gift is a wonderful legacy that will help us advance the fight against Alzheimer's disease,"said Stephen Klasko, MD, MBA, dean of the USF College of Medicine and vice president for Health Sciences. "USF and the Byrd Alzheimer's Institute will work with a common purpose – to understand how and why Alzheimer's happens so physicians can effectively treat, and possibly even prevent, the disease."
"This very generous gift from a family touched by Alzheimer's disease will support research collaboration between USF and the independent Byrd Alzheimer's Institute for years to come," said USF neuroscientist Huntington Potter, PhD, CEO of the Byrd Institute.
"Such research is absolutely essential if we are to develop early diagnosis, prevention, and, one day, a cure," said Dr. Potter, who holds the Eric Pfeiffer Endowed Chair in Alzheimer's Disease Research at the USF Suncoast Gerontology Center. "The Porter family, past and present, recognized the value of Alzheimer's research and through their trust will now bring us closer to being free of this dreaded disease." |
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The James H. and Martha M. Porter Alzheimer's Research Fund will support research conducted jointly by the USF College of Medicine's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Byrd Institute. A portion of the fund will be allocated to state-of-the-art equipment used for the collaborative research.
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Responding to demand from Tampa's community leaders, the University of South Florida College of Medicine was established by the Florida Legislature in 1965. Part of the USF Health Sciences Center, doctors and researchers were awarded $116.6 million in grants and contracts last year. Providing advanced medical care, USF Physicians Group at the College of Medicine is the largest doctor group in West Central Florida offering expert medical care throughout Tampa Bay's finest hospitals such as Tampa General Hospital, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center and All Children's Hospital.
Established on July 1, 2002 by the State Board of Education, the Johnnie B, Byrd, Sr. Alzheimer's Center & Research Institute will be located on the grounds of the University of South Florida and is dedicated to the cure and prevention of Alzheimer's disease. The Institute is governed and operated by a Florida not-for-profit corporation that is organized solely for the purposes of the Institute. | |
