Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine Awards Grant to Netherlands Research

ATLANTA, Ga., February 7, 2012 – The Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine, a US-based non-profit dedicated to funding research for the treatment of mitochondrial disease, has awarded a $50,000 grant to Professor Jan Smeitink of the Netherlands for his research involving the development of new small molecule compounds to treat mitochondrial dysfunction. The aim of Smeitink’s three-year research project is to develop a novel therapy for the treatment of mitochondrial diseases, specifically targeting Leigh’s disease, MELAS, LHON and Friedrich ataxia. Research shows that mitochondrial