-
University of California, San Francisco and Weill Cornell Medicine Researchers Named Winners of 2016 Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative Data Challenge
November 29, 2016
… FRANCISCO -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announces Duygu Tosun-Turgut, PhD, assistant … and features most relevant to the field. PPMI has enrolled nearly 1,000 volunteers to date -- people with Parkinson's or … classification also opens new avenues for investigations into the pathophysiology of these symptoms." MJFF will host …
-
Leading Research Funders Build On Global Initiative With New Nearly $2 Million Commitment To Study Commonalities Of Neurodegenerative Diseases
March 5, 2015
… Together, leading funders of research in the U.S., Canada and U.K. are advancing a … of research grant awards. The new funding cycle will offer nearly $2 million USD (£1.3m/ $2.5m CDN ) for projects … funding for novel approaches to targeted research into these progressive and debilitating brain diseases, …
-
Optimization of Nigrostriatal Degeneration in the Alpha-synuclein Preformed Fibril Model
… dopamine neurons and motor performance. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: The … Research Tool … Research Grant …
-
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Announces New Chairman of the Board, Biopharma Leader Skip Irving
February 27, 2020
… 27, 2020 — The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) announced the appointment of Skip Irving as … vice chairman in March 2018, also serving as chair of the research committee from 2008 to 2019. During this period, … 2000. These include integrating industry input and support into key fieldwide challenges, de-risking priority …
-
We Can Outrun Parkinson’s HERE: MJFF’s Virtual 5K/10K Raises Over $1.4 Million for Research
October 7, 2020
… time, and join the race to support Parkinson’s disease (PD) research. From neighborhoods, parks and treadmills worldwide, nearly 5,800 individuals laced up for the Virtual 5K/10K — … of which will go out our door and directly to critical research programs in need of funding. On behalf of the …
-
An AMP-PD Resource of Allele Calls for Polymorphic Determinants of Immune Function
… and difficult to read using standard genetic tests. Current research often relies on "guessing" these gene variants … To fully understand how the immune system affects PD, researchers need a precise method to identify exactly which … immune gene variants for the research community. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s disease: …