The donation, given in November to coincide with Epilepsy Awareness Month, is designed to support a young epilepsy researcher, and the inaugural gift is going to Cristina Reschke, Ph.D., of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and the Science Foundation Ireland FutureNeuro Research Centre, for her work in the restoration of circadian function as a therapy for epilepsy. Carrying the torch has been the Cameron Boyce Foundation, a nonprofit launched by his parents Victor and Libby Boyce and dedicated to causes he was passionate about, like ending gun violence and curing the neurological disorder that claimed his life.įormed days after his death, the foundation celebrated its first anniversary July 15 and is ready to announce its largest gift yet: a $100,000 grant to Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE Epilepsy) to establish the Cameron Boyce Taking Flight Award. The sentiment was met with a round of applause from those inside the Beverly Hilton ballroom that night and in the days since Cameron’s tragic death at age 20 on July 6, 2019, due to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), it has helped define his legacy.
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