The Michael J. Fox Foundation

NEW YORK, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is today announcing the launch of three new funding programs focused on driving research toward transformative treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease (PD). Two programs will promote critical work on the promising therapeutic ... read more

NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), a landmark biomarker clinical study, has completed enrollment of its initial 600-member cohort of Parkinson's patients and controls, and will launch additional study cohorts to leverage the existing PPMI infrastructure and evaluate multiple ... read more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is today announcing the launch of four new funding programs focused on driving forward research toward transformative treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease (PD). MJFF places a strong emphasis on translational and clinical ... read more

Proposals sought for impactful uses of patient data, collected with smartphones, in Parkinson's monitoring and treatment NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is launching a $10,000 research challenge to spur ideas for using patient data, collected using smartphones, in Parkinson's disease (PD) monitoring and ... read more

-- Total Safra giving now approaches $20 million since 2001; Together, Michael J. Fox and Mrs. Safra dedicate Edmond J. Safra Conference Room -- NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announced new gifts totaling $6.5 million from Mrs. ... read more