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Michael J. Fox Foundation Raises Over $4.7 Million for Parkinson’s Research at 10th NYC Benefit, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s”
November 15, 2010
… and The Roots The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research held its 10th annual gala benefit — “A Funny Thing … Christine Quinn to raise over $4.7 million for Parkinson’s research. “The Michael J. Fox Foundation has one goal — … and ultimately better and faster at speeding cures into patients’ hands.” This was the 10th “Funny Thing” …
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Development of an Inhibitor of Tau Aggregation to Treat Parkinson’s Disease
… Hypothesis: We hypothesize that targeting tau during the early stages of aggregation will prevent propagation of … for studies leading to an IND application. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s disease: Targeting tau … If this project is successful, we will advance the program into IND-enabling studies as we drive towards entering Phase …
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Identification and Validation of Blood-borne Autoantibody Biomarkers for Parkinson's Disease
… of DATATOP serum samples taken from the same individuals at early- and late-stage PD will allow identification of … stages of Parkinson’s disease progression. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: There are … a technology of this kind well-suited for incorporation into routine health care. Anticipated Outcome: We expect to …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders Extends Globally to Provide a Network of High-Quality Patient Care and Fuel Research Progress
September 20, 2022
… is on track to graduate 72 new Parkinson’s clinician-researchers by 2028 Launched in 2022, the inaugural “Edmond J. Safra Movement Disorders Research Career Development Awards” aim to support … its eighth year, the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship has matured into a renowned funding opportunity, a distinguished …
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Activation of PINK1/Parkin-mediated Mitochondrial Quality Control
… and biochemical assays (tests) for PARL activity. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson's disease: We anticipate … Research Tool …
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Analysis of Archived Tissue from Parkin, DJ-1, PINK1 and LRRK2 KO Pre-Clinical Models
… likely underlie the clinical symptoms of PD. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s … of the pre-clinical models generated by MJFF. This research is important for guiding future therapeutic … Research Tool … MJFF Research Grant …