Leon and Andrea Nachenberg’s relationship with The Michael J. Fox Foundation stemmed from a desire to make an impact. As family and friends were diagnosed with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases, the Nachenbergs made a commitment to fund research for treatment and cures.
Robert and Mary Hirshon lived a simple, quiet life. They spent their entire careers working for Hughes Aircraft Company in Los Angeles, meeting through the company’s ski club. They traveled, collected art and remained avid skiers into their 80s.
Community matters to Aaron and Bethany Parker of Nashville, Tennessee. When Bethany’s father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2016, the couple searched for a network that would help them understand the diagnosis and share their desire to see Parkinson’s eliminated.
Neil Eisenband of Highland Beach, Florida, enjoys staying active. An avid musician and athlete, Neil plays guitar and basketball. Playing basketball would in fact lead him to a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease—and The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
A cure didn’t come in time to save Roy, an aerospace engineer who died in 2018. Wife, Roma and her children, committed to eliminating PD, now make donations to MJFF.
A cure didn’t come in time to save Roy, an aerospace engineer who died in 2018. Roma and her children, committed to eliminating PD, now make donations to MJFF.
Giving back is in Mary Claire Malloy’s blood. She credits her father, Emmett P. Malloy, with instilling a firm belief in helping others in whatever way you can.
We strive to make progress in Parkinson's disease in the following key areas by evaluating risk, opportunities and challenges through a patient-focused lens, including:
Treatments that can slow, stop or reverse disease
Better treatments for currently unaddressed or under-addressed symptoms
Treatments to address or avoid the debilitating side effects of current PD drugs
Patients first
We strive to make progress in Parkinson's disease in the following key areas by evaluating risk, opportunities and challenges through a patient-focused lens, including:
Treatments that can slow, stop or reverse disease
Better treatments for currently unaddressed or under-addressed symptoms
Treatments to address or avoid the debilitating side effects of current PD drugs
Our model is different
Our Foundation is a trusted strategic leader and partner to researchers, patients, thought leaders and philanthropists. With an unbiased expert perspective and a global network of contacts, our wide-ranging view of the field lets us collaborate to solve complex problems that require different talents and target resources where they are needed most — to pay off for patients faster.
It is accepted practice among private disease research funders that the most important decisions — how to allocate donor-raised dollars — are made by external scientific advisors and boards. We bucked this model from day one in favor of building an in-house team of formally trained PhDs and business-trained project managers.
We’re on a mission to meet every person with Parkinson’s online or face to face. We're committed to connecting patients and families to the robust nationwide PD community. By participating in clinical trials, advocating for Parkinson's policy or engaging in our community and Team Fox events, they are helping us carry new therapies over the goal line.
Our model is different
Our Foundation is a trusted strategic leader and partner to researchers, patients, thought leaders and philanthropists. With an unbiased expert perspective and a global network of contacts, our wide-ranging view of the field lets us collaborate to solve complex problems that require different talents and target resources where they are needed most — to pay off for patients faster.
It is accepted practice among private disease research funders that the most important decisions — how to allocate donor-raised dollars — are made by external scientific advisors and boards. We bucked this model from day one in favor of building an in-house team of formally trained PhDs and business-trained project managers.
We’re on a mission to meet every person with Parkinson’s online or face to face. We're committed to connecting patients and families to the robust nationwide PD community. By participating in clinical trials, advocating for Parkinson's policy or engaging in our community and Team Fox events, they are helping us carry new therapies over the goal line.
