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Fernando Mendoza Gives $500,000 to University of Miami for Multiple Sclerosis Stem-Cell Trial

Mendoza said his mother’s long battle with MS motivated the gift and he used the presentation to raise public awareness.

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  • The Las Vegas Raiders rookie and the Mendoza Family Fund presented a $500,000 donation to the University of Miami Health System and the UM Miller School of Medicine on Thursday to support MS research.
  • Mendoza delivered the check in person and made emotional remarks crediting his mother, Elsa, for his resiliency and for inspiring his advocacy.
  • The gift is designated to help launch a first-of-its-kind stem-cell transplantation clinical trial at the university to test whether stem cells can slow or reverse MS symptoms.
  • The Mendoza Family Fund, created with the National MS Society, has raised more than $944,000 toward an initial $1.25 million goal for research and family services.
  • Stem-cell transplantation is an emerging research path that requires university trials and regulatory review, and coverage did not specify the study’s timeline, design, enrollment rules or approval status.