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07/13/2010 A $2.5 Million Gift to Chart, Conquer Parkinson's
Wall Street Journal -
The Wall Street Journal's "Donor of the Day" column features Mrs. Lily Safra's $2.5 million gift to MJFF to support the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative.
06/23/2010 Sergey Brin's Search for a Parkinson's Cure
Wired -
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, discusses his investments in PD research to "really move the needle". Brin is an "active and enthusiastic investor" in The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
06/18/2010 Fourth Annual PD Therapeutics Conference: October 6, 2010
Hosted by MJFF and the New York Academy of Sciences, the PD Therapeutics Conference is the only major scientific symposium exclusively focused on speeding PD therapeutic development.
05/17/2010 Reminder: Contributions to MJFF Support Parkinson's Research, Not Political Candidates or Campaigns
Contributions made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research support our organization's research efforts and are not used to support any political candidate or campaign.
05/14/2010 Enroll in a Clinical Trial Today to Help Speed Research Toward a Cure for PD
There is a critical need for clinical trial participants — including people with Parkinson’s and healthy individuals. Learn about SURE-PD and STEADY PD, two promising trials currently in need of volunteers.
04/16/2010 MJFF Supports Cures Acceleration Network (CAN)
As part of the health care reform bill, CAN will help speed urgently needed medical treatments to market. MJFF is one of 81 organizations that is now requesting funds to support CAN.
Together, Dick's Sporting Goods National Runners’ Month and Team Fox will inspire runners across the country this spring to raise awareness and funds to find a cure for Parkinson's disease.
03/08/2010 Nature Medicine Profiles MJFF's Collaborative Efforts to Advance LRRK2 Research
Nature Medicine -
The LRRK2 Biology Consortium, funded by MJFF to advance understanding of the LRRK2 gene, is profiled in the March edition of Nature Medicine.
03/08/2010 Developing Improved Research Models
Nature Medicine -
Nature Medicine discusses the latest technology for creating improved pre-clinical research models, including models funded by MJFF.
02/17/2010 Ex-NBAer Grant, Actor Fox Join Forces to Battle Parkinson's
NBA.com -
Ex-NBAer Brian Grant's friendship with Michael J. Fox -- perhaps one of the most famous people living with Parkinson's -- has provided Grant with a compass, some sense of direction of what to do with his new life.
