Gaddes Foundation Mission
In honor of two brothers, Tony and Michael Gaddes, the Gaddes Foundation intends to help those living with and affected by Cystic Fibrosis (CF) through:
- Informing the public about CF, including its cause, treatments, and eventual cure.
- Raising money to fund research aimed at preventing and curing CF.
- Encouraging organ donation (an important treatment of CF).
- Promoting access to higher education for those with CF.
Take Action
Spread the word
Taking the time to learn and talk to others about cystic fibrosis is the first step in helping to combat this disease. Please visit our resources page for links to groups, books, articles, and more. Also, please contact us!
Become an organ donor
Organ donation is an important treatment for cystic fibrosis, so we encourage you to register as an organ donor. The registration process is quick, and the decision to do so can help to save eight lives!
Donation
Your monetary contribution will help us in funding CF research, registering organ donors, and/or sponsoring the Michael Gaddes Honory Scholarship.
The Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation to MRT5005 (Translate Bio), an inhaled messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutic being investigated for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that it will pursue FDA approval for the triple-combination therapy VX-445 (elexacaftor) plus tezacaftor/ivacaftor (Symdeko®).
"When I was born, my parents were told I probably wouldn't even make it out of elementary school, let alone graduate from high school,” she said.