“They [the National MS Society] have two deadlines a year for putting in applications: August and February. They’re canceling the August deadline because they don’t have enough money to fund grants,” explains Dr. Ian Duncan, a multiple sclerosis researcher at UW-Madison, “This is the first time in their history that this has happened.
“Things are looking grim. It’s really… depressing.”
Duncan leads a team of 9 researchers at the university.
They’re 1 of only 4 groups worldwide to receive a major MS grant that is entering into its final year.