The Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation (GJCF) Education Center

The Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation was established in 2008 when their beautiful teenage daughter was first diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO), a life-threatening autoimmune disease.

The Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation is dedicated to funding research in the quest to understand the pathophysiology and biochemistry of Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Spectrum Disorder. Their Foundation is passionate in its support of programs and opportunities aimed at elevating the clinical paradigm for NMO patients and improving options for treatment, prevention, and an eventual cure for this disease. They have invested over $80,000,000 into research.

Where They Are Now:
Today, Ali lives a full life, as do countless other NMO patients who were struggling with frightening relapses and poor quality of life just a few years ago. Incredible discoveries and quantum leaps have been made-yet there is more to do to end NMO. Even so, they stand at a new threshold with the belief that NMO can be solved. Our priorities continue to push beyond what many thought would be impossible.

Mission-critical goals now include predicting and stopping relapses and retraining the immune system to end the disease altogether. With the help of our growing patient community, academic and industry partners, they won't stop until they've found a cure!

Vision:
To live in a world in which no one suffers from Neuromyelitis Optica.