The PSP Association

Irene and Abe Pollin, Chairmen and Owners of Washington Sports and Entertainment, have donated $1,000,000 to the American Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (CurePSP) to establish a fund to support research into cortico basal degeneration (CBD) and to find the cause and cure for this rare neurological disease. Abe Pollin has suffered with CBD for several years.

"Irene and I are very proud to make this contribution and it is our hope that this will encourage additional research to help find a cure for CBD", said Abe Pollin. "I can personally attest to the frustrating and debilitating effects of CBD and would hope that a cure is found very soon, so that fewer people have to suffer from this terrible disease."

CurePSP, like The PSP Association in the UK, includes CBD in its mission of research and support, and will be responsible for awarding and monitoring the research grants.

"Irene and Abe's very generous contribution is by far the largest single gift ever received by CurePSP, and certainly the most important for CBD research in the history of the Society. We, and our international consortium of scientists and researchers, are truly grateful for their generous support and are confident that this gift will have a positive impact not just on CBD, but on all neurological brain diseases," said Richard Gordon Zyne, President and Chief Executive Officer of CurePSP.