Winning The Fight Against Motor Neuron Diseases. PD Library. Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces Collaboration With Shake It Up Foundation Australia -- NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2011. Global effort will bring Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Down Under NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) today announced a new collaboration with the Shake It Up Foundation Australia and its founder, businessman Clyde Campbell.
The organizations will work to bring MJFF's landmark clinical study, the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), to Australia. The Shake It Up Foundation will raise funds for PPMI and other Parkinson's research being carried out in Australian labs. Together the two groups will capitalize on MJFF's expertise in Parkinson's drug development to ensure that the funds are allocated to the projects closest or most critical to tangibly impacting patients' lives.
Todd Sherer, Ph.D., MJFF CEO, said, "There is a strong base of promising Parkinson's research in Australia — since 2000, MJFF has invested $1.6 million (U.S.) in Australian research projects. The Michael J.
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