JK Rowling donates more than $ 19 million to multiple sclerosis research in honor of her late mother

JK Rowling, the beloved creator of the "Harry Potter" universe, has donated more than $ 19 million to research on multiple sclerosis (MS) in honor of her mother, suffering from his chronic neurological state.

Rowling's gift, 54, was announced Thursday by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Rowling donated 15.3 million pounds, or $ 19.1 million.

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The money Rowling had previously donated to the school in 2010 helped finance the creation of Anne Rowling's Regenerative Neurology Clinic, named in memory of her mother, who died at the age of 45. .

The clinic "is established as an integrated center of care and research focused on multiple sclerosis and neurological conditions in order to offer more studies and clinical trials to patients", said the university in a statement.

The author and screenwriter, who has written seven novels and numerous stories and derivative films on the chronicles of Harry Potter, a boy who discovers that he is a wizard, said that this gift would help the Clinic to enter "a new phase of discovery and realization, as it achieves its ambition to create a legacy of better outcomes for generations of people with MS and neurodegenerative diseases not related to MS."

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"It is a source of pride for the clinic to combine these ambitious ambitions with hands-on practical support and care for people with MS, regardless of their stage and type," she said. adding that she was "confident" that the team overseeing clinical research "will create a decisive shift for people with MS and associated conditions."

According to Forbes, Rowling was the highest-paid author of 2019. The economic magazine announced that she had fallen on the sideline of the billionaires list in 2012 after donating about $ 160 million. dollars to a charitable organization and because of high tax rates in Britain.

Associated Press contributed to this report.