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The Next Generation of Team Fox Fundraisers: High School Student Raises Over $10K for Research
… Team Fox members worldwide are turning their passions into successful fundraising events — from hosting pancake … no idea that I would raise so much money. Fundraising for research is very important for me because I saw firsthand …
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Bridging the Generations: Investing as a Family — and Speeding Parkinson’s Research with a $1.5-Million Donation
June 14, 2022
… MJFF community members Jack and Sandy Burns of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Retired businessman Jack Burns is not one to shy away from taking on new projects and challenges. … “I want to help my children learn to help others and give back. It’s never too late to learn,” he says. To learn …
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As Michael J. Fox Returns to Primetime, His Research Foundation Urgently Pursues the Cure for Parkinson's
September 26, 2013
… decision to return to primetime has injected Parkinson's into the national conversation -- a conversation already … by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF), which the actor launched in 2000 with the … before. A high-risk, high-reward model drives investment in early-stage research, getting innovative new projects off …
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Generation of Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Against Aggregated Forms of Alpha-Synuclein
… and iii) monomer alpha-synuclein forms. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Monoclonal … alpha-synuclein will allow the field of Parkinson’s researchers to study human tissue. This will aid in the … Research Tool … MJFF Research Grant …
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Michael J. Fox Foundation and 23andMe Share New Genetic Data from the Largest Cohort in Parkinson’s Research
June 8, 2021
… enables robust sharing of de-identified genetic data with researchers worldwide through the Fox Insight Data … data to form an enriched resource ripe for exploration into the intersection of genetics and clinical disease … than 600 researchers have registered to use Fox DEN, with nearly 1.5 million variables downloaded. “I hope that by …
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Georgetown University and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Offer Fellowship in Regulatory Science
June 1, 2016
… Center and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research announce a fellowship in regulatory science that will promote postgraduate training in the Parkinson’s research field to optimize clinical trial design and support … research funders; increases the flow of participants into Parkinson’s disease clinical trials with its online …