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12/24/2009 Michael J. Fox Foundation Named to Worth.com's Elite List of 10 Most Fiscally Responsible Charities
Worth.com -
The nod recognizes MJFF's track record of efficiency -- with 85 cents of every dollar raised going straight to the research effort and less than three percent to administrative costs.
12/17/2009 Watch On-demand Video of MJFF's November 21 Virtual Research Roundtable
Exercise, depression, cognitive dysfunction, non-motor symptoms and deep brain stimulation are among the topics addressed by our expert panel during Q&A.
12/09/2009 MJFF Partner Named to Top 10 List of 2009 Scientific Innovations
The Scientist -
Knockout technology developed by Sigma-Aldrich made The Scientist's list of the top 10 innovations in 2009. MJFF is funding the company to develop models of PD using this new technology.
12/02/2009 MJFF Co-Founder Debi Brooks One of Delaware Today’s Top 30 Women in Business
Delaware Today -
MJFF Co-Founder Deborah W. Brooks is profiled as one of 30 professional women who embody the modern concept of leadership.
11/05/2009 Statins Protect Against Parkinson's Progression in Mice
medpage TODAY -
Statins may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease by preventing the cascade of inflammatory damage to neurons that eventually leads to motor dysfunction, according to a mouse model study.
10/29/2009 MJFF Fall Gala 2009
On November 21, 2009, The Michael J. Fox Foundation will host its annual gala, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s.”
10/12/2009 Following in His Father's Footsteps
Telegraph-Journal -
Team Fox member Chris Grannan will be running in the footsteps of his late father when he tackles the ING NYC Marthon to support MJFF.
10/07/2009 Running Past Illness
New York Times -
Alyssa Johnson, a Team Fox member who ran the 2007 NYC marathon for MJFF, is featured in the New York Times, as part of the "Running Voices" series.
10/06/2009 Third Annual PD Therapeutics Conference
MJFF and NYAS hosted the Third Annual PD Therapeutics Conference, the only major scientific symposium exclusively focused on speeding therapeutic development for Parkinson’s disease.
09/24/2009 Fox's Parkinson's charity registered in Canada
cbcnews.ca -
Edmonton-born actor and philanthropist Michael J. Fox was in Toronto on Thursday to announce his Parkinson's research foundation is now a tax-exempt charity in Canada.
09/18/2009 Fox Drives Parkinson's Research Back to the Future
The Globe and Mail -
The Canadian actor's foundation is taking an aggressive, entrepreneurial approach to science.
08/21/2009 The Michael J. Fox Foundation Now a Registered Charity in Canada
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research is now a registered, tax-exempt charity in Canada. MJFF will be formally marking its official launch with a day-long celebration in Toronto on September 24, 2009 in association with the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Toronto’s Western Hospital, part of the University Health Network.
08/18/2009 Join Fellow Members of the Parkinson’s Community to Make a Difference
The National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act will establish a national system to collect information that is vital to Parkinson's research. Take action by contacting your Members of Congress and asking them to cosponsor this important legislation.
08/06/2009 In New York City This Summer? Check Out MJFF's TEAM FOX Window at 10 Rockefeller Center!
If you're passing through New York City during the month of August, be sure to check out MJFF's window display in the heart of Rockefeller Center.
07/22/2009 Health Care Reform: There’s an Elephant in the Room
Focusing on health care delivery is not enough, writes MJFF CEO Katie Hood on
her Huffington Post blog. Long-term solutions to the United States’ health care mess must address the roots of the problem: our inefficient system for developing new treatments in the first place.
05/06/2009 'Incurable Optimist' Michael J. Fox Talks to Dr. Holly Andersen
Reporting for WowOwow (Women on the Web), MJFF Board member
Holly S. Andersen, MD, talked one-on-one with Michael J. Fox about his recent book,
Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist, upcoming projects and his enduring power as he struggles with Parkinson’s disease.
04/21/2009 News in Context: New England Journal of Medicine Opinion Papers on Genes and Disease: Analysis and Implications for PD Genetics Research
MJFF provides analysis of recent papers on genes and disease, and discusses implications for ongoing research into the genetics of Parkinson’s disease.
04/06/2009 Parkinson's Awareness Month: Tonic.com Puts the Spotlight on Parkinson's and MJFF
April is Parkinson's Awareness Month and The Michael J. Fox Foundation has teamed up with
Tonic.com to make sure that the powerful, inspirational stories of people living with Parkinson’s are told and that readers can learn the facts about PD.
03/26/2009 News in Context: Spinal Shocks and Parkinson's Disease
Read an MJFF News in Context on recent news from researchers at Duke University that by electrically stimulating the spinal cords of rodents, they have reversed some of the worst symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
03/13/2009 Read Katie Hood's Latest Huffington Post Blog -- Participant-driven Genomic Research: About the 23andMe Parkinson's Disease Community
MJFF CEO Katie Hood blogs about MJFF's role in the 23andMe Parkinson's Disease Community announced this week -- and why MJFF is excited about the opportunities the Internet could present for changing the way biomedical research gets done.
03/10/2009 Read Katie Hood's Latest Huffington Post Blog: Thank You, Mr. President
MJFF CEO Katie Hood blogs about being present in the East Room as President Obama signed the historic executive order lifting former restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
03/09/2009 MJFF grant application system will be unavailable weekend of March 27.
Because of needed maintenance to the external server that processes online applications to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, our online grant application system will be unavailable from 10 a.m. Saturday, March 28, to 4 a.m. Sunday, March 29 (all times U.S. ET).
03/02/2009 Official Team Fox Blog Is Live!
For Team Fox news, discussions, event information, videos and more, visit the
Team Fox blog.
02/20/2009 Mr. President, the Science Is Waiting
At her Huffington Post blog, MJFF CEO Katie Hood urges President Obama to fulfill his campaign commitment to overturn Bush-era policy on stem cell research.
02/10/2009 MJFF Virtual Research Roundtable Video
On Monday, February 9, The Michael J. Fox Foundation Webcast the first of three Virtual Research Roundtables for 2009.
01/29/2009 Read an In-depth Interview with Raymond T. Bartus, PhD, of Ceregene, Inc., on the Outcomes of the CERE-120 Clinical Trial
The Michael J. Fox Foundation spoke to Raymond T. Bartus, PhD, executive vice president and chief scientific officer of Ceregene, Inc., about the news that Ceregene’s Phase 2 clinical trial of CERE-120 (the company’s gene therapy approach to deliver trophic factor neurturin to the brains of Parkinson’s patients) failed to show a difference between treatment and placebo.
01/23/2009 Katie Hood Blogs at HuffPost: As the Biotech Bubble Pops...
For decades, we all have counted on the private sector to drive progress toward new drugs and treatments for disease. In an era of change, we may need to reconsider a more deliberate role for the public sector in driving discovery into development, and potentially through the first stages of what has been traditionally viewed as 'commercial' development.
