Michael J Fox Foundation

MJFF surpasses $50M with Brin Wojcicki Challenge

Thursday, February 28, 2013 08:00 AM

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) it has completed and surpassed the $50 million Brin Wojcicki Challenge. Longtime foundation supporters Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki have matched more than $53 million in capacity-building gifts received by MJFF from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2012.

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MJFF launches new funding opportunities for Parkinson's research

Monday, February 25, 2013 09:31 AM

The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) has launched four new funding programs focused on driving forward research toward transformative treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease (PD).

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C-Path and CDISC launch CFAST

Friday, September 14, 2012 12:35 PM

The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), a global non-profit charitable organization, and Critical Path Institute (C-Path), a Tucson, Ariz.-based non-profit organization committed to improving human health and well-being, have launched their joint Coalition For Accelerating Standards and Therapies (CFAST), a follow-up to the partnership agreement signed earlier this year.

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MJFF launches $14M Edmond J. Safra Core programs for Parkinson’s research

Friday, June 22, 2012 01:00 PM

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has officially opened its Therapeutic Pipeline Program, a newly created funding mechanism that invites research proposals from industry and academic investigators to drive pre-clinical and clinical Parkinson's disease (PD) drug development.

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MJFF survey points to lack of awareness of Parkinson’s research

Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:43 AM

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) recently conducted a survey of nearly 1,000 Parkinson's disease patients about clinical research participation attitudes.

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation launches Fox Trial Finder in U.K. and Canada

Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:24 AM

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has launched in the Fox Trial Finder, which matches volunteers with the trials most likely to need them, in the U.K., Ireland and Canada.

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Fox Foundation Awards $2M to Postural Instability and Gait Research

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 07:49 AM

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research recently awarded grants totaling $2 million to five research teams studying postural instability and gait disturbances (PIGD) in Parkinson’s disease.

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