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MD Anderson receives $20M donation from Belfer family to study neurodegeneration

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Renée and Robert Belfer

Laurence Belfer, on behalf of Robert Belfer and the Belfer family, will give $20 million to MD Anderson Cancer Center to strengthen neurodegeneration research through the Belfer Neurodegeneration Consortium, a transformative multi-institutional initiative to advance the study and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

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