Press Releases

Browse current and past press releases from The Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Seeks Novel Drug Development Strategies for 2007 Target Validation Initiative

October 14, 2006

NEWYORK, NY — The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research today announced the launch of its 2007 Target Validation effort. This annual program is designed to validate the therapeutic…

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches Parkinson's Genetics Database PDGene

October 12, 2006

NEW YORK, NY — The Michael J. Fox Foundation announced that it has collaborated with Dr. Lars Bertram of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and with The Alzheimer Research Forum (AlzForum) to…

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Michael J. Fox Foundation and Elan Commit up to $2 Million to Drive Novel Therapies for Parkinson's

October 11, 2006

NEWYORK, NY — The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) is committing up to $2 million for research projects to drive disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson’s disease by…

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $1.9 Million to Support Ceregene Phase Ii Gene Therapy Clinical Trial

October 10, 2006

NEW YORK, NY — The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) will provide $1.9 million to support Ceregene Inc.’s Phase II study of CERE-120. This novel gene therapy product, which…

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Study Finds No Link Between Suspected Susceptibility Genes and Parkinson's Risk in General Population

September 27, 2006

NEWYORK, NY — A large-scale validation study of Parkinson’s disease risk funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation has found no association between PD risk and 13 SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphisms …

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits up to $1 Million to Characterize Parkinson's Disease Subtypes

September 26, 2006

NEWYORK, NY — The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has committed up to $1 million for research projects leveraging existing data and patient populations to initially characterize…

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Michael J. Fox Urges President Bush to Sign Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R. 810)

July 18, 2006

NEWYORK, NY—Michael J. Fox has sent a letter to President George W. Bush urging him to sign legislation expanding the current federal policy on funding stem cell research (H.R. 810). In his…

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Press Releases

Michael J. Fox Foundation Seeks Novel Drug Development Strategies for 2007 Target Validation Initiative

Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches Parkinson's Genetics Database PDGene

Michael J. Fox Foundation and Elan Commit up to $2 Million to Drive Novel Therapies for Parkinson's

Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $1.9 Million to Support Ceregene Phase Ii Gene Therapy Clinical Trial

Study Finds No Link Between Suspected Susceptibility Genes and Parkinson's Risk in General Population

Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits up to $1 Million to Characterize Parkinson's Disease Subtypes

Michael J. Fox Urges President Bush to Sign Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R. 810)