By Associated Press
September 13, 2019
Time.com
J.K Rowling attends the UK Premiere of
"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald"
at Cineworld Leicester
Square in London, England, on November 13, 2018.
Credit: John
Phillips—Getty Images
(LONDON) — Harry Potter author J.K.
Rowling has made a substantial donation for research into the treatment of
multiple sclerosis at a center named after her late mother.
The 15.3
million-pound ($18.8 million) donation announced Thursday will be used for new
facilities at a research center based at the University of Edinburgh in
Scotland. The author’s mother suffered from the disease and died at the age of
45.
The new gift
follows a major donation Rowling made in 2010 that started the Anne Rowling
clinic at the university.
Rowling said she
is encouraged by advances being made and proud that the clinic is not only
doing important research but has also provided “practical, on the ground
support and care for people with MS.”
The Harry Potter
books have been a global sensation.
In
support of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research:
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