The Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center

WHAT IS BAARC?

The Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center (BAARC) at the University of Minnesota supports award-winning clinicians and researchers searching for viable treatments for ataxia. It funds a comprehensive program for basic science research, clinical studies, and education in the disease of the nervous system that causes ataxia and related disorders. BAARC is an affiliate of the University of Minnesota Foundation.

BY THE NUMBERS

• 32 years in existence
• 7,600+ individual donations received
• $10,396,572 raised
• More than $872,000 provided to the U of M Ataxia Clinic
• $3,952,291 awarded to U researchers through BAARC
• More than $32 million in National Institutes of Health grants attracted by BAARC-funded studies
• 350+ volunteers
• 22 years partnering with the Minnesota Twins
• 13,500+ event attendees

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center (BAARC) Board of Directors is an advisory board; BAARC is subject to the University of Minnesota Foundation’s overall authority. 

• Chuck Lynch, Chair
• Bob Borgstrom, Vice Chair
• Jennifer Crowder, Secretary
• Robert (Mark) Allison, Chair Emeritus
• Betty Allison Kaplan
• Ryan Anderson
• Patty Beadle
• Lizzy Beghelli
• Brittany Bradley
• Dick Bremer
• Jim Ciecierski
• Michael Dolan
• Tom Dunn
• R. Scott Johnson
• Brian Kraft
• Chris McGuire
• Ann Rest
• Bill Rice

Ex-Officio Board Members:

• Jerrold Vitek, M.D., Ph.D.
• Khalaf Bushara, M.D.
• Harry T. Orr, Ph.D.