The Keith Hall Research Grant Award was established in memory of Keith Hall, an adult with TSC and a former TSC Alliance board chair and community leader. Keith participated extensively in several TSC Alliance volunteer capacities and was a “gentle giant” to so many people who knew him. Keith passed away July 23, 2017 after a battle with cancer and left an incredible legacy of caring for others and inspiring hundreds of children, teens and adults with TSC to embrace life and live it to the fullest, despite any challenges they may face. Keith’s major long-term concerns and goals included:
- Addressing the needs of adults with TSC
- Living with kidney involvement
- Increasing participation to the TSC Natural History Database
- Donating tissue for research
- Making involvement in clinical trials easy for anyone
- Investing in TSC research grants
Each year, the TSC Alliance Board of Directors designates one grant in an area of Keith’s interest as the Keith Hall Research Grant Award.