Foundation Updates

Read expert commentary, insights and general announcements on how the Foundation is paving the way for Parkinson's research.

Topics

Foundation Restructures Staff to Better Serve Parkinson's Community

February 23, 2017

The Foundation announces a staff reorganization to strengthen our operations and better serve the Parkinson's community.

Learn more Save for later
The 10-Plus Club: Q&A with Longtime MJFF Staffers

December 5, 2016

Finance Associate Colleen Geddes shares why she's stayed with the Foundation for the past decade and the surprise call she received on her 10-year anniversary.

Learn more Save for later
#FoxGala Guests Rock Out, Bid for Last Pair of Nike Mags and Raise $5.7M to Speed a Cure for Parkinson's

November 15, 2016

On Saturday, November 12, during "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's," the Foundation celebrated what Michael J. Fox has often called one of his favorite nights of…

Learn more Save for later
MJFF's Targeted Social Strategy Accelerates Research Participation

September 22, 2016

The success of MJFF's targeted Facebook recruitment program for PPMI was highlighted in the news.

Learn more Save for later
The 10-Plus Club: Q&A with Longtime MJFF Staffers

September 6, 2016

In the first in our series with long-time staffers, our CEO Todd Sherer, PhD, shares what has changed at the Foundation, in Parkinson's research and in his life since he started at MJFF 13 years…

Learn more Save for later
Parkinson's Research Leaders Outline Roadmap to Personalized Medicine

August 23, 2016

A recent editorial from MJFF and J. William Langston, MD, outlines a strategy to develop targeted treatments that could prevent, slow or stop Parkinson's progression.

Learn more Save for later
Fox Trial Finder Expands to Accelerate Research in Atypical Parkinsonism

July 25, 2016

The Michael J. Fox Foundation today announced the expansion of Fox Trial Finder, an online research matching tool, to include studies on atypical parkinsonism.

Learn more Save for later