Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE AMERICAN FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME ASSOCIATION'S (AFSA) PRIMARY MISSION IS TO FUND SUPERIOR QUALITY, SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME (FMS), WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY PAINFUL, FATIGUING, AND OFTEN DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITION.
FUND SUPERIOR QUALITY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME.
WITH RESEARCH GRANTS FROM AFSA, TALENTED SCIENTISTS ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF FIBROMYALGIA. AFSA'S PRIMARY RESEARCH GOAL IS TO FUND PROJECTS DESIGNED TO EXPLAIN THE PHYSIOLOGY OF FIBRO SO BETTER TREATMENTS CAN BE TESTED. AFSA REMAINS ONE OF THE ONLY NONPROFITS FUNDING BIOMEDICAL STUDIES ON FIBRO AND IS ESSENTIAL FOR PROGRESS IN THE FIELD. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, AFSA FUNDED JARRED YOUNGER, PH.D., AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, TO DETECT INFLAMMATION IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF FIBRO PATIENTS USING NEWLY DEVELOPED BRAIN AND WHOLE BODY IMAGING TECHNIQUES. THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO SHOW THAT CELLS IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (MICROGLIA) ARE CHRONICALLY TURNED ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE AND ARE CAUSING THE SYMPTOMS OF FIBRO.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Arne Oftedal Cpa | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.1 | $0 |
| Steve Thorson | VICE-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | 0.3 | $0 |
| Kristin Thorson | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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