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Support our mission

CERMO-FC depends mainly on generous donors to pursue its mission. In addition to contributing to the development of our research center, your donation via the UQAM Foundation also allows you to benefit from a provincial and federal tax credit.
Discover below the different ways to support CERMO-FC.

Support specific projects

Hunter syndrome

It is estimated that around 2,000 people around the world have Hunter syndrome, including 30 to 40 in Canada. The disease is degenerative and causes degradation of organs and capabilities. In its severe form, it is generally fatal before the age of 25. Although treatments exist to slow its progression, no cure is yet available. The scholarship is named after Félix-Antoine Aublet, a twelve-year-old boy suffering from this rare disease. Encourage student researchers to continue their research by selecting the “Fonds Félix-Antoine Aublet – syndrome de Hunter” located in the distribution of your donation section in the online form.

PSMC-5 – Pour soutenir ma Cassandre (To support my Cassandre)

Cassandre’s mother contacted the CERMO-FC team to launch the first research in Canada on her daughter’s PSMC5 gene mutation. “Very little information is available about this mutation and the life prospects of those affected. In North America, only three children are affected and a little more than twenty people in total on the planet,” observes Professor of the Department of Chemistry Marc Lussier, who agreed to conduct research on this mutation within his laboratory. To support this research, choose “Projet PSMC-5 – Pour soutenir ma Cassandre” in the online form located in the distribution of your donation section.

Krabbe disease

Krabbe disease is a rare neurodegenerative disease that affects one in 250,000 children. It mainly occurs in newborns up to 6 months old. After 1 year, epileptic seizures develop followed by a loss of muscle tone leading to death around 2 years of age. To date, no treatment is really available.
Lynda-Marie Louis, Louis’ mother, developed a ketogenic diet which helped reduce epileptic seizures to the point of stopping anticonvulsants. In addition, Louis showed clear signs of improvement such as better alertness and the ability to feed without a tube. Louis died at 3 and a half years old.
Our laboratory specializes in lipid metabolism and lipid-enriched diets. With Lynda-Marie, we optimize diets and analyze their mechanisms of action with the aim of convincing pediatricians to establish this diet as a treatment protocol.

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