FALL | 2001
STEM CELL RESEARCH ADVANCES IN POLITICALLY CHARGED ENVIRONMENT
With limited Parkinson ’ s therapies in development , stem cell research is one of few bright spots in the R & D pipeline . Researchers believe stem cells can be engineered into dopamine neurons , then transplanted into the brain to replace cells damaged in Parkinson ’ s disease , restoring function . But President George W . Bush places strict limitations on federal funds for stem cell research . Investigator Lorenz Studer , MD , of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , part of the team that first successfully engineered dopamine neurons from human embryonic stem cells , is funded by MJFF to keep stem cell research moving forward in Parkinson ’ s .
MICHAEL J . FOX AND MUHAMMAD ALI TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS ON BEHALF OF THE PARKINSON ’ S COMMUNITY
MAY | 2002
With the National Institutes of Health in the midst of a five-year budget increase , Michael J . Fox and Muhammad Ali testify before the Senate on the urgent need for more research toward better treatments for PD .
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