The Michael J. Fox Foundation
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| Abbreviation | MJFF |
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| Founded | October 31, 2000[1] |
| Founder | Michael J. Fox |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) Non-profit |
| Purpose | Funding research for better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease[2] |
| Headquarters | New York City[2] |
| Fields | Parkinson's disease clinical research |
| Skip Irving[3] | |
| Deborah W. Brooks[4] | |
| Affiliations | MJFF Canada[2] |
| Website | michaeljfox |
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 treatments[5] and a cure for Parkinson's disease.
Business model
[edit | edit source]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]
Fundraising
[edit | edit source]In 2006 it was the "largest private funder of research" into Parkinson's, according to The Guardian.[7] As of 2023[update], it had raised $2 billion for Parkinson's research projects.[8][4] According to Town and Country, in 2022 the organization funded more Parkinson's research than the US government.[4] According to Fox Business, it is the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research in the world.[9]
Work
[edit | edit source]In 2023, a longitudinal 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][10][11][12] The biomarker can be detected before the onset of symptoms.[13]
The organization hosts the Fox Trial Finder, a website for presenting clinical trials in Parkinson's disease research.[14]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "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.
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External links
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