CITGO funds treatments and cures for neuromuscular diseases through various fundraising events.
CITGO Assistant Vice President of Supply and Marketing Alan Flagg accepted a special award for CITGO’s unprecedented contribution to MDA’s research program and was presented with a white coat by MDA Chairman of the Board R. Rodney Howell, M.D.
The event took place at the 2017 MDA Scientific Conference, Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va., on March 20. The meeting is a preeminent gathering of the nation’s leading scientists, researchers and professionals specializing in neuromuscular disease research and care, designed to accelerate discoveries and drug development for families fighting neuromuscular diseases, for which there currently are no cures. The conference is part of MDA’s annual conference series, which hosts clinical gatherings and scientific research gatherings in alternate years.
The coat serves as a symbol of CITGO’s commitment to funding treatments and cures for neuromuscular diseases for more than 30 years. The petroleum corporation has raised over $200 million in support of MDA’s mission through various events and programs, including golf tournaments, distinguished events and MDA’s Shamrock’s program.