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Newsletter 2009-10
The Foundation continues to support The Alfred
 Margaret Pratt passed away peacefully at her home last year
but her giving spirit continues to live through her Foundation and its generous
support of The Alfred.
A former patient of The Alfred and the first person to
undergo three double lung transplants, Margaret was passionate about improving
the survival rates of lung transplant recipients. The Margaret Pratt Foundation
was set up soon after her first double lung transplant and supports the
Alfred’s leading work in transplantation research.
Its support of the hospital continued last month when Margaret’s
husband and co-founder of the Foundation, Tony Pratt, and the Foundation
Committee Chairperson, Ann Cohn, presented a cheque for over $110,000 for lung
transplant research at The Alfred.
This wonderful donation will help continue to fund many
research projects taking place in Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine.
“An active research program has been developed in collaboration with the
clinical service at The Alfred, which is focused on extending the life
expectancy and improving quality of life for transplant recipients. The
Margaret Pratt Foundation is proud to support these research programs”, Ann
Cohn said.
The Alfred would like to thank the Margaret Pratt Foundation
for their generosity and ongoing support of our work.
Caption: Clinical Director of Allergy,
Immunology and Respiratory Medicine
Professor Trevor Williams, MPF Chairperson Ann Cohn, and MPF
co-Founder
Tony Pratt.
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