The Waddell Center was founded in 2002 through a generous $5 million gift from Oliver Waddell, whose wife, Virgilee, was diagnosed with MS in 1981. Donations, still a primary source of funding for the center, help support groundbreaking research and clinical trials aimed at helping scientists improve their understanding of this disease and their ability to treat it.

The Waddells' Story »

“My dream is that the Waddell Center nourishes with the three ‘C’s.’ I want it to be a showcase for competence; I want it to be comprehensive so that people do not have to travel outside of Cincinnati to seek help; and I want it to have compassion for patients with MS.”
              -- Virgilee Waddell

Volunteers also play a crucial role in our center, providing support in the areas of patient care, computer database work and fundraising.

Team Waddell is a cycling team that has raised nearly $125,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society through Bike MS, an annual two-day event with 150- and 100-mile routes.

Donations

To make a donation to the Waddell Center at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute today, please contact:

Gina Weitzel
Senior Director of Development
University of Cincinnati Foundation
University of Cincinnati
P.O. Box 670544 / Cincinnati, OH 45267-0544
513-558-6112
Gina.Weitzel@uc.edu

Or, you may donate online »