The grant was made possible by money raised through the foundation ' s annual " jeans for genes day , " a national canadian campaign that raises funds to support research involving genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis , progeria , juvenile diabetes , diabetes , muscular dystrophy , tay - sachs disease and epilepsy 加拿大基因治疗基金会为此还授予波利赫罗纳科斯博士6 . 5万美元的研究基金，这笔基金是该基金会通过举行活动募捐而来的，专门用于基因疾病的研究工作。报道说，
