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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
AbbreviationMJFF
GegründetOctober 31, 2000; 23 years ago (2000-10-31)[1]
GründerMichael J. Fox
13-4141945[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) Non-profit
PurposeFunding research for better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease[2]
HauptsitzNew York City[2]
FieldsParkinson's disease clinical research
Skip Irving[3]
Deborah W. Brooks[4]
AffiliationsMJFF Canada[2]
Revenue (2015)
$98,886,808[5]
Expenses (2015)$96,607,583[5]
Employees (2014)
109[2]
Volunteers (2014)
17[2]
Websitewww.michaeljfox.org

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is a US non-profit organization founded in 2000 by Canadian-American actor Michael J. Fox to find a cure for Parkinson's disease.

The organization funds grants directly to scientists it assesses as having the best chance of finding a cure.[4] It maintains closer control over and supervision of projects than is typical from other medical-research foundations.[4][6]

As of 2023, it had raised $2 billion for Parkinson's research projects.[7][4] According to Town and Country, in 2022 the organization funded more research than the US government.[4]

In 2023, a ten-year study funded by the organization, the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative, released results in Lancet Neurology showing Parkinson’s can be detected by the presence of a biomarker protein, abnormal alpha-synuclein.[4][8][9] It can be detected before the onset of symptoms.[10]

The organization hosts the Fox Trial Finder, a website for presenting clinical trials in Parkinson's disease clinical research.[11]

References

  1. ^ "The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine". Division of Corporations. Delaware Department of State. Accessed on May 18, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Guidestar. December 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Skip Irving | Parkinson's Disease". www.michaeljfox.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Goldman, Andrew (2023-11-02). "Michael J. Fox Didn't Get Mad, He Got Motivated". Town & Country Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  5. ^ a b "The Michael J. Fox Foundation" (PDF). Foundation Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ Piller, Charles (2016-08-30). "As Parkinson's patients wait, Fox Foundation and scientist feud over drug trial". Stat. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  7. ^ Burleson, Nate; Breen, Kerry (November 9, 2023). "Michael J. Fox talks funding breakthrough research for Parkinson's disease". CBS News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Hodgson, J. L. (2023-04-17). "Michael J. Fox's foundation finds groundbreaking discovery about Parkinson's". Diario AS. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  9. ^ Schnell, Mychael (2021-12-02). "Michael J. Fox Foundation studying early signs of Parkinson's disease". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  10. ^ Michaud, Mark. "What You Need to Know about the New Parkinson's Biomarker". University of Rochester Medical Center. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  11. ^ Weiner, Michael W.; Nosheny, Rachel; Camacho, Monica; Truran-Sacrey, Diana; Mackin, R. Scott; Flenniken, Derek; Ulbricht, Aaron; Insel, Philip; Finley, Shannon; Fockler, Juliet; Veitch, Dallas (August 2018). "The Brain Health Registry: An internet-based platform for recruitment, assessment, and longitudinal monitoring of participants for neuroscience studies". Alzheimer's & Dementia. 14 (8): 1063–1076. doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.021. ISSN 1552-5260. PMC 6126911. PMID 29754989.
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