NEW YORK, April 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF), in
collaboration with longtime supporter and partner The Edmond J. Safra
Foundation, has chosen five academic centers in the United States and Canada to
host the third class of The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders.
The centers selected for the 2018-2020 Edmond J. Safra
Fellowship in Movement Disorders class are:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Columbia University Medical Center in New York
Massachusetts General Hospital | Harvard Medical
School in Boston
University of Michigan
Toronto Western Hospital in Ontario, Canada
Launched in 2014, The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in
Movement Disorders aims to bridge the gap in funding to train movement disorder
specialists — neurologists who have expertise in diagnosing and managing
Parkinson's disease. The program is specifically designed to grow the global
base of clinician-researcher movement disorder specialists.
"By working with distinguished academic
institutions to increase the number of movement disorder specialists, we can
ensure people with Parkinson's have access to personalized care from experts at
the forefront of research," said Mrs. Lily Safra, chairwoman of The Edmond
J. Safra Foundation. "This program will ultimately benefit people with
Parkinson's, who will receive remarkable care and have research designed with
their interests in mind."
"We are thrilled to again be partnering with The
Edmond J. Safra Foundation on this important initiative," said Todd
Sherer, PhD, CEO of The Michael J. Fox Foundation. "This program continues
to meet a critical need for specialists who can provide individualized patient
care and lead research toward disease understanding and therapies to meet
patients' needs."
An advisory committee ranked applicants on several
criteria, including the quality of clinical education and the research
environment, in order to select the top centers. Each institution will now
identify a fellow who will begin two years of training in July 2018.
Patients
Informing the Research that Impacts Them
Movement disorder specialist clinician-researchers serve as a link
between patients and the research necessary to gain deeper understandings of
disease and develop new and better therapies. Regular patient interactions
provide these specialists with unique insights into the patient experience and
perspective that can directly inform their research projects. The Edmond
J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders is helping train experts who can form
partnerships with their patients to advance research.
Ongoing
Commitment to Parkinson's Research and Care
Late banker and philanthropist Edmond J. Safra's namesake Foundation
has long made Parkinson's disease care and research top priorities. Mrs. Safra,
chairwoman of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation, has been an MJFF Board member
since 2001.
In addition to generous gifts to centers and programs
providing direct care to people with Parkinson's disease, Lily Safra and her
Foundation have driven vital scientific investigation into new treatments. The
fellowship is the latest among many partnerships between the Edmond J. Safra
Foundation and MJFF, including the Edmond J. Safra Core Programs for PD
Research, one of MJFF's central grantmaking avenues to support high-impact
Parkinson's research projects.
Applications for
2019-2021 Class Opening Soon
The 2019
Edmond J. Safra Fellowship application will soon be open to academic centers.
Please check back on our website for more information and to apply.
About The Michael
J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
As the world's largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research, The
Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to accelerating a cure for Parkinson's
disease and improved therapies for those living with the condition today. The
Foundation pursues its goals through an aggressively funded, highly targeted
research program coupled with active global engagement of scientists,
Parkinson's patients, business leaders, clinical trial participants, donors and
volunteers. In addition to funding more than $700 million in research to
date, the Foundation has fundamentally altered the trajectory of progress
toward a cure. Operating at the hub of worldwide Parkinson's research, the
Foundation forges groundbreaking collaborations with industry leaders, academic
scientists and government research funders; increases the flow of participants
into Parkinson's disease clinical trials with its online tool, Fox Trial
Finder; promotes Parkinson's awareness through high-profile advocacy, events
and outreach; and coordinates the grassroots involvement of thousands of Team
Fox members around the world.
About the Edmond
J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation
Edmond
J. Safra, one of the 20th century's most accomplished bankers and a devoted
philanthropist, established a major philanthropic foundation to ensure that
individuals and organizations would continue to receive his assistance and
encouragement for many years to come. Under the chairmanship of his beloved
wife Lily, the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation draws continuing
inspiration from its founder's life and values, and supports hundreds of
organizations in more than 40 countries around the world. Its work encompasses
four areas: Education; Science and Medicine; Religion; and Humanitarian
Assistance, Culture and Social Welfare. The Foundation has provided significant
funding for Parkinson's disease research and patient care at dozens of
hospitals and institutes in places as varied as Natal (Brazil), Toronto, New
York, Grenoble, Paris, London and Jerusalem.
For more information, visit www.edmondjsafra.org.
SOURCE The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's
Research
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