Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki Memorial Scholarship Recipient: Julia Fitzgerald Scholarship Recipient: Julia Fitzgerald Scholarship Year: Fall 2024-Spring 2025 Scholarship Type: Student currently enrolled in a university University Name: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Scholarship Amount: $10,000 Julia Fitzgerald was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease (KD) in 2006...
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Announcing the Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki Memorial Scholarship Presented by the Kawasaki Disease Foundation Scholarship award(s): $5,000 scholarship for high school students, $10,000 scholarship for college students. Application deadline: April 30, 2024 Award date: Fall 2024 semester The Dr. Tomisaku...
International Kawasaki Disease Symposium (IKDS) 2024 Patient/Caregiver Survey The 14th International Kawasaki Disease Symposium (IKDS) will take place from August 26-29, 2024, in Montreal, Canada. The Kawasaki Disease Foundation and Kawasaki Disease Canada are proud to support the first...
The KDF Youth program of the Kawasaki Disease Foundation is searching for new members! If you are a young person passionate about raising awareness for KD, hosting online and in-person fundraisers, learning social media communication skills, and earning volunteer...
Cookies 4 Kawasaki – KDF Youth Donates Items for Kawasaki Patients at Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego In 2022, the KD Foundation’s KDF Youth organized Cookies4Kawasaki – a fundraiser raising money to make a difference in the lives of...
The Venice 6 – Event Recap The Venice 6 fundraising event held on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Venice Beach, CA, benefitting the Kawasaki Disease Foundation, was super fun for all those who attended and had a fantastic turnout....
Gregory Chin, founder and president of the Kawasaki Disease Foundation, retires Under his leadership, the KD Foundation has donated over half a million dollars to KD research over the past 21 years. Gregory Chin, founder and president of the...
KDF Youth Highlights KDF Youth is a KD Foundation program created by youth for youth. The group was launched in September 2020 to increase Kawasaki Disease (KD) awareness among youth and teenagers. Since its inception, the group has met...
Over Half A Million Dollars Donated to Kawasaki Disease Research Thanks to YOU, we have contributed $532,000 to advancing KD research; most significantly, we provided a grant to the Kawasaki Disease Research Center at the University of California San Diego...
Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day is Today – Wednesday, January 26, 2022! Twelve years ago, the Kawasaki Disease Foundation requested to have January 26th designated as KD Awareness Day. Senator Jim Webb of Virginia and Daniel Inouye of Hawaii sponsored...