News and Events - MJFF Press Releases - The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

2004 and Prior

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11/30/2004 Michael J. Fox Foundation Directs Drug Discovery and Development Effort to Stimulate Advances in Parkinson's

11/10/2004 Michael J. Fox Foundation Leads Hunt for Parkinson's Biomarker

"Molecular Fingerprint" Critical to Diagnosis and Development of Treatments to Slow or Stop Disease Progression

11/08/2004 First Website on Parkinson's Clinical Trials Unveiled

Collaboration between Voluntary Disease Groups, Industry and Government Marks Launch of Website Devoted to Parkinson¬ís Clinical Research

10/27/2004 Michael J. Fox Foundation Earmarks $3 Million to Validate High-impact Parkinson's Hypotheses

07/26/2004 Researchers to Share Genetics Data Through the Edmond J. Safra Global Genetics Consortia

07/01/2004 LEAPS Project to Advance Encapsulated Cell Delivery of GDNF

06/28/2004 New Program to Advance Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

06/23/2004 The Michael J. Fox Foundation Funds $2 Million to Solve Midbrain System Mysteries

06/10/2004 LEAPS Collaboration To Create First Genetic Map of Parkinson's Disease

05/17/2004 Community Fast Track, 2004 Initiative

Foundation invites Parkinson's organizations to join in $4 million Community Fast Track, 2004 initiative

03/31/2004 $6 Million Board Match Extended

MJFF's Board of Directors has generously extended the deadline for its $6 Million Challenge Fund to match all gifts in support of the LEAPS (Linked Effort to Accelerate Parkinson's Solutions) research program.

02/03/2004 Parkinson's Groups Team Up to Award Over $4 Million Through Community Fast Track Program

11/13/2003 The Michael J. Fox Foundation and NIH Collaborate to Fund Drug Screening Consortia

10/22/2003 The Michael J. Fox Foundation to Fund $2 Million for Study of Midbrain System

10/02/2003 Michael J. Fox Foundation Calls for Collaboration in Genetic Studies

09/17/2003 The Michael J. Fox Foundation Directs $1.2 Million to Study Side Effect of Parkinson's Therapy

09/17/2003 Foundation Welcomes Three New Partners to Community Fast Track 2003

Three new organizations within the Parkinson's community have pledged significant contributions to Community Fast Track 2003, MJFF's investigator-initiated, peer-reviewed program that considers a broad range of research applications relevant to the cure, cause, prevention or improved treatment of Parkinson's disease.

09/04/2003 MJFF Presents Testimony to President's Council on Bioethics

Theo Palmer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Stanford University and Member, MJFF Scientific Advisory Board testified in front of the President's Council on Bioethics this week. He discussed Parkinson's disease and the role of stem cell resesarch in the Foundation's work. Read his testimony.

08/21/2003 Foundation Releases Statement on Gene Therapy as a Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

07/11/2003 Foundation Invites Parkinson's Organizations to Join in $4 Million Community Fast Track 2003 Initiative

Parkinson's Disease Foundation Expects to Contribute $500,000; Parkinson Alliance and Unity Walk Expect to Contribute Total of $200,000

06/11/2003 The Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards Over $2 Million to Study the Role of Inflammation In Parkinson's Disease

05/13/2003 The Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits $10 Million to New LEAPS Research Program

05/09/2003 Department of Defense Collaborates with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to Fund Promising Grant Applications

04/11/2003 Foundation Convenes Cell Transplantation Summit

A recent Cell Transplantation Summit held in March, jointly sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation and The Kinetics Foundation leveraged an interactive to assess the results of recent fetal tissue transplant trials for Parkinson's disease, and to discuss ways to improve patient results.

02/12/2003 The Michael J. Fox Foundation "Fast Tracks" $4 Million into Broad Range of Parkinson'sResearch Projects

02/07/2003 The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Commits $2 Million to Study PD Dyskinesa

01/27/2003 The Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $1.6 Million to Research Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease

01/16/2003 Scientific Advisory Board Responds to Fetal Tissue Study Results

Our Scientific Advisory Board shares observations on the results of Dr. Warren Olanow's fetal tissue study and his recent report on the issue.

01/15/2003 The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Earmarks $2 Million to Study Role of Inflammation in PD

01/13/2003 The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research Awards Over $2.6 Million to Study Role of Protein Degradation in Parkinson's

08/01/2002 The Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces Research Fellowships

08/01/2002 Michael J. Fox and Foundation State Endorsement Policies

06/01/2002 The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Announces $6 Million in New Research Initiatives

$4 Million in Fast Track 2002 Grants; $2 Million to Specifically Study the Role of Protein Degradation

05/22/2002 Michael J. Fox Testifies on Parkinson's Research