Event host and Board Member Bob Saget along with comedians Bill Bellamy, Adam Carolla, Jeff Ross, Sarah Silverman and Grammy® Award winning musical guest John Mayer put on an incredible show for more than 500 guests at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire. In total, $757,000 was raised to support the SRF research programs. Click here to see local Los Angeles news station KCAL 9 coverage of the event.

Thank you to culinary superstars Susan Feniger (also a Board Member) and Mary Sue Milliken for providing the Hot Cuisine. The SRF gratefully acknowledges presenting sponsor Actelion Pharmaceuticals and all those who generously supported the event.

The Scleroderma Research Foundation is pleased to make its 2007 Annual Report available for download as an Adobe PDF file. Included are the Foundation’s 2007 achievements, financial information, donor and tribute listings and compelling stories of courage and commitment from scleroderma patients, researchers, advisors and volunteers. Please click here to download the entire 48-page document. (Note: This is a large file and may take several minutes to download depending upon the speed of your Internet connection.)

The Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF) has become the nation’s largest private investor in scleroderma research, raising more than $22,000,000—with every dollar coming from charitable gifts from generous individuals, corporations and foundations. In 2007, the SRF has provided more than $1,085,000 in direct research grants. Unlike university and medical foundations restricted to one institution, the SRF actively searches out the most promising researchers and laboratories aimed at helping scleroderma patients around the world. We are now funding research at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Stanford, and Dartmouth; and helping the University of Washington launch a new Puget-Sound based research program. A list of funded research is described in the 2007 Annual Report. To make a contribution, please click here.