06/26/2009 June 23 Virtual Roundtable Now Available for Online Viewing
On Tuesday, June 23, The Michael J. Fox Foundation Webcast the second of three 2009 Virtual Research Roundtables. Log on to watch the event video.
As of mid-2009, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has already funded over $1 million in high-risk, high-reward approaches to Parkinson’s therapeutic development through its groundbreaking Rapid Response Innovation Awards.
06/01/2009 MJFF Announces Launch of PD Online Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation announced the launch of a new Web-based community to increase collaboration and resource-sharing in the global PD scientific community.
05/26/2009 Research Review Followed by Reception and Team Fox Auction in Philadelphia on June 26
Join representatives of MJFF in Philadelphia on Friday evening, June 26, for an MJFF Research Review followed by a reception with open beer and wine bar and auction.
05/26/2009 Research Roundtable in Boston: Tuesday, June 23
Join MJFF CEO Katie Hood, Associate Director of Research Programs Mark Frasier, PhD, and three leading PD researchers for a presentation on current Parkinson's research and expert Q&A in Boston on Tuesday evening, June 23.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation's fourth round of biomarker funding aims to continue stimulating discovery of new disease and drug biomarkers.
05/06/2009 'Incurable Optimist' Michael J. Fox Talks to Dr. Holly Andersen
Reporting for WowOwow (Women on the Web), MJFF Board member Holly S. Andersen, MD, talked one-on-one with Michael J. Fox about his recent book, Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist, upcoming projects and his enduring power as he struggles with Parkinson’s disease.
MJFF provides analysis of recent papers on genes and disease, and discusses implications for ongoing research into the genetics of Parkinson’s disease.
04/20/2009 15th Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk This Saturday
Come and join thousands in Manhattan's beautiful Central Park on Saturday, April 25, 2009, for an event-filled day at the 15th Parkinson's Unity Walk.
04/08/2009 Third Annual PD Therapeutics Conference — Registration Is Now Open
Registration is now open for the 2009 PD Therapeutics Conference,organized by The Michael J. Fox Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences and taking place in New York City on September 30, 2009.
04/06/2009 Parkinson's Awareness Month: Tonic.com Puts the Spotlight on Parkinson's and MJFF
April is Parkinson's Awareness Month and The Michael J. Fox Foundation has teamed up with Tonic.com to make sure that the powerful, inspirational stories of people living with Parkinson’s are told and that readers can learn the facts about PD.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research will award up to $6.5 million in total funding under three Critical Challenges research programs designed to accelerate solutions to some of the most difficult hurdles standing in the way of breakthrough therapeutics for PD.
03/27/2009 Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $2.1 Million to Improve Drug Delivery in Parkinson's Disease
The Michael J. Fox Foundation announced that it has awarded approximately $2.1 million total to seven research teams working to improve drug delivery for Parkinson’s disease.
03/26/2009 News in Context: Spinal Shocks and Parkinson's Disease
Read an MJFF News in Context on recent news from researchers at Duke University that by electrically stimulating the spinal cords of rodents, they have reversed some of the worst symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
03/25/2009 Save the Date: Research Roundtable in Los Angeles on May 29
The Michael J. Fox Foundation will hold a Research Roundtable in Los Angeles, California on May 29. Please check our Web site in the coming weeks for more details.
03/17/2009 Welcome, Baseball Fans! Michael J. Fox Foundation Chosen as One of Fox Sports Supports 2009 Partners
The first FOX Sports Supports campaign was launched in 2008 to increase awareness and raise funds for worthy health-related charities. After a highly successful inaugural year working, the program returns for a second campaign with four new inspiring organizations, including The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research seeks applications from industry researchers under its $5-million Therapeutics Development Initiative (TDI). The Foundation also announced that, going forward, TDI will be launched bi-annually.
MJFF CEO Katie Hood blogs about MJFF's role in the 23andMe Parkinson's Disease Community announced this week -- and why MJFF is excited about the opportunities the Internet could present for changing the way biomedical research gets done.
Limited-time special offer will make 23andMe personal genetics service available to people with PD for $25 instead of standard $399
03/10/2009 Read Katie Hood's Latest Huffington Post Blog: Thank You, Mr. President
MJFF CEO Katie Hood blogs about being present in the East Room as President Obama signed the historic executive order lifting former restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
03/09/2009 MJFF grant application system will be unavailable weekend of March 27.
Because of needed maintenance to the external server that processes online applications to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, our online grant application system will be unavailable from 10 a.m. Saturday, March 28, to 4 a.m. Sunday, March 29 (all times U.S. ET).
Read statements from Michael J. Fox and Katie Hood on President Obama's overturn of the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research -- as well as a News in Context discussing the implications for Parkinson's research.
03/02/2009 Official Team Fox Blog Is Live!
For Team Fox news, discussions, event information, videos and more, visit the Team Fox blog.
02/20/2009 Mr. President, the Science Is Waiting
At her Huffington Post blog, MJFF CEO Katie Hood urges President Obama to fulfill his campaign commitment to overturn Bush-era policy on stem cell research.
02/18/2009 MJFF Awards $1.9 Million for Development of Non-invasive Neuroimaging Techniques in Living Brain
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research awarded approximately $1.9 million total to six teams working to develop neuroimaging technologies that would allow scientists to non-invasively visualize the clumping of the alpha-synuclein protein in the living human brain.
02/10/2009 Video of MJFF Virtual Research Roundtable Now Available
On Monday, February 9, The Michael J. Fox Foundation Webcast the first of three Virtual Research Roundtables for 2009. Video of the event is now available -- hear from our expert panel on Parkinson’s disease and the state of research toward a cure.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation spoke to Raymond T. Bartus, PhD, executive vice president and chief scientific officer of Ceregene, Inc., about the news that Ceregene’s Phase 2 clinical trial of CERE-120 (the company’s gene therapy approach to deliver trophic factor neurturin to the brains of Parkinson’s patients) failed to show a difference between treatment and placebo.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has awarded $2.5 million total for seven Parkinson’s drug development projects. The funding was awarded under a special, one-time academic funding track of the Foundation’s industry-focused Therapeutics Development Initiative.
01/28/2009 Registration Now Open for February 9 Virtual Research Roundtable
On Monday, February 9, The Michael J. Fox Foundation will Webcast the first of three Virtual Research Roundtables for 2009. You are invited to log on from the comfort of your home computer to hear from our expert panel and submit your own questions on Parkinson’s disease and the state of research toward a cure. Register now!
01/27/2009 Save the Date: Research Roundable in Atlanta on February 9
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research cordially invites you to attend a Research Roundtable presentation: Our Funding Philosophy and Research Portfolio Highlights.
01/23/2009 Katie Hood Blogs at HuffPost: As the Biotech Bubble Pops...
For decades, we all have counted on the private sector to drive progress toward new drugs and treatments for disease. In an era of change, we may need to reconsider a more deliberate role for the public sector in driving discovery into development, and potentially through the first stages of what has been traditionally viewed as 'commercial' development.
01/12/2009 Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $2.9 Million for Two New Parkinson's Disease Clinical Trials
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research awarded about $2.9 million total for two clinical studies that will test drugs already approved in other disease indications for potential efficacy against Parkinson’s disease.
01/06/2009 MJFF Awards $2.7 Million to Four Industry Teams for Pre-clinical Parkinson's Disease Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation awarded a total of $2.7 million to four industry research teams for pre-clinical research on potential new treatments for Parkinson’s disease.
01/06/2009 Save the Date: Research Roundable in Seattle on January 20
The Michael J. Fox Foundation invites you to attend a Research Roundtable presentation titled "The MJFF Strategic Research Overview: A novel funding philosophy and Parkinson’s research highlights"
