About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of community engagement in the fight against Parkinson's disease.

A world without Parkinson’s will only be made possible through the work and energy of the Parkinson’s community — people living with the disease and their loved ones, researchers, clinicians, industry leaders, lawmakers and others. Catalyzing that community towards productive action is one of The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s (MJFF) four main areas of research focus in its Strategic Research Agenda, along with more clearly defining Parkinson’s disease, building better treatment pipelines and speeding clinical trial decision-making. In this episode of The Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson’s Podcast , part of its award-winning Parkinson’s Science POV series, Maggie Kuhl, vice president of patient engagement at MJFF, leads a conversation about these efforts with two veteran scientists: Brian Fiske, PhD, chief scientist, MJFF and Mark Frasier, PhD, chief scientist, MJFF. Like our podcasts? Please consider leaving a rating or review and sharing the series with your community. https://apple.co/3p02Jw0 There are so many ways to get involved in Parkinson’s community, whether it’s becoming an advocate, joining Team Fox or participating in research. Learn more at michaeljfox.org The…

People in this episode

Host: Maggie Kuhl

Guests: Brian Fiske, Mark Frasier

Topics covered

• Parkinson's disease
• community engagement
• research focus
• clinical trials
• patient advocacy

Keywords

• Parkinson's
• community
• research
• clinical trials
• advocacy
• Maggie Kuhl
• Brian Fiske
• Mark Frasier

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative, Team Fox, michaeljfox.org

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