Wen-Quan Zou, MD, PhD

Grant Title: “Assessing long-term stability of The CJD Foundations 2009 Research Grant Renewal: Comparative Study of Prions Associated with Iatrogenic and Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: An Update

Location: Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University; Associate Director of National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Grant Year: 2009

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Recipient of:

Debbie Yobs

President and Executive Director

Morris Plains, New Jersey

Kristal Enter

Franklin, MA

Terry McCall

Bloomington, IN

Don’s Story

Donald Friedman shares the story of caring for his sister, Phyllis, in Still Phyllis: A Caregiver’s Memoir of Dementia and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.

David L’s Story

David Langan captured the CJD journey of his wife, Zyvonne, in All is Well: Living Through Losing One You Love.

Kendall Family’s Story

Evelyn M. Kendall lost her life to CJD on August 2, 2019.
Evelyn’s family was the 2nd highest fundraising team nationally in 2020 and the top fundraising team for Strides for CJD – Arlington, TX in 2021.

Collins Family’s Story

Amy Collins lost her life to CJD on December 14, 2018.

The Collins Family was the 3rd highest fundraising team nationally in 2021, the 4th highest fundraising team nationally in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and the 2nd highest fundraising team nationally in 2025.