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May 22, 2020, 08:50 ET Second Parkinson's Therapy Funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation Receives FDA Approval and Advances to Market

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announces a milestone in the Foundation's impact on the Parkinson's disease (PD)...

May 19, 2020, 09:53 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation Publishes New Resource, "If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Guide for People Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson's," Authored by Patients to Provide Insights and Wisdom on Parkinson's Disease

As part of its commitment to educate the Parkinson's disease (PD) community and to build onramps for engagement, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for...

May 04, 2020, 08:50 ET Navigating COVID-19 When You Have Parkinson's Disease

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research announced that it is launching a limited series podcast beginning Wednesday, May 6, 2020,...
The Michael J. Fox Foundation Releases New Video Resource to Empower Patients and Families to Participate in Critical Parkinson's Research

Apr 29, 2020, 08:50 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation Releases New Video Resource to Empower Patients and Families to Participate in Critical Parkinson's Research

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has released a new video, "Together, We Can Solve the Parkinson's Puzzle," to...

Mar 02, 2020, 09:32 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Adopts Open Access Publication Policy

In keeping with its core values of transparency and scientific collaboration to accelerate the development of new treatments, The Michael J. Fox...

Feb 27, 2020, 08:50 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Announces New Chairman of the Board, Biopharma Leader Skip Irving

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announced the appointment of Skip Irving as chairman of its Board of Directors....

Feb 25, 2020, 09:15 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation Relaunches Parkinson's Clinical Study Matching Tool, Fox Trial Finder, with Optimized Features and Accessibility

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has unveiled the redesign of Fox Trial Finder (michaeljfox.org/trial-finder) — the...

Feb 24, 2020, 10:02 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches 2020 Fox Trot 5K Run/Walk Series across the United States to Raise $1.2M for Parkinson's Disease Research

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) today announced the launch of its fourth annual Fox Trot 5K Run/Walk Series. The series ...

Nov 18, 2019, 11:20 ET Michael J. Fox Foundation Honors Antonio Pisani, MD, PhD, and David G. Standaert, MD, PhD, with Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has announced Antonio Pisani, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology at the...

Nov 18, 2019, 10:58 ET Michael J. Fox Foundation Honors Andrew Singleton, PhD, with Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson's Research

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has awarded the 2019 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson's Research to ...

Oct 22, 2019, 09:30 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation's Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders Selects Class of 2022

The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders has selected five neurology physicians for the Class of 2022, the program's fifth class, from...

Sep 23, 2019, 11:00 ET Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces $10-million "Ken Griffin Alpha-synuclein Imaging Competition" Spurring Development of Critical and Elusive Research Tool for Parkinson's Disease

Today, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announces the "Ken Griffin Alpha-synuclein Imaging Competition," a $10-million...

Sep 12, 2019, 08:50 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches New Guide, "Navigating Cognitive Changes in Parkinson's Disease," to Fill Knowledge Gaps and Encourage Dialogue on Under-Addressed Symptom

As part of its mission to provide the Parkinson's community with high-quality resources on every aspect of the disease, The Michael J. Fox Foundation ...

Aug 27, 2019, 09:33 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces $5 Million to Explore Genetics of Parkinson's Disease in African, East Asian and Indian Populations

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announces grants totaling nearly $5 million to three teams expanding genetic research...

Aug 21, 2019, 10:16 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Funds the Largest Disease-focused Data Set Ever Created

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) today announces the release of the largest data set in disease research. The...

Aug 01, 2019, 09:05 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation's Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders Announces the 2019 Graduating Class

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF), in collaboration with longtime partner the Edmond J. Safra Foundation, is building a...

Jun 24, 2019, 09:42 ET Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Launches Redesigned Website, with Optimized User Experience for Patients, Families and Researchers

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has unveiled a complete redesign of the Foundation's online home base — michaeljfox.org....

Jun 20, 2019, 09:25 ET Michael J. Fox Foundation CEO Delivering Keynote Speech at Gordon Research Conference on Parkinson's Disease

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announces that its Chief Executive Officer, Todd Sherer, PhD, will deliver the keynote...

Jun 13, 2019, 10:30 ET Parkinson's Disease Economic Burden On Patients, Families And The Federal Government Is $52 Billion, Doubling Previous Estimates

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announced today critical findings about the annual economic burden of Parkinson's...

Apr 29, 2019, 08:40 ET Michael J. Fox Foundation and 23andMe Launch Fox DEN, a Data Platform Combining Patient-Reported Outcomes and Genetic Information in Parkinson's

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) and 23andMe today launch the Fox Insight Data Exploration Network (Fox DEN), the data...

Apr 11, 2019, 09:13 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces NYC's Empire State Building Will Illuminate Orange and White to Honor World Parkinson's Day

Today, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announces that the iconic New York City landmark, the Empire State Building,...

Apr 02, 2019, 09:25 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces Five Academic Centers Chosen to Train the Class of 2022 Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF), in collaboration with longtime supporter and partner the Edmond J. Safra Foundation,...

Mar 05, 2019, 10:36 ET The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches 2019 Fox Trot 5K Run/Walk Series across the United States to Raise $1M for Parkinson's Disease Research

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) today announced the launch of its third annual Fox Trot 5K Run/Walk Series. The series...