A Night of Champions – Grand Opening Celebration with Rasheda Ali, May 25, 2011
Rasheda Ali, author of “I’ll Hold Your Hand So You Won’t Fall: A Child’s Guide to Parkinson’s Disease” & daughter of Muhammad Ali As…
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Chuck Jacobson maintains the UFMDC Research and Clinical database called INFORM.
Dr. Okun & promising UF medical student receive AAN History of Neurology award
At the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in Honolulu Dr. Michael S. Okun, co-director of the UF Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration, along with Lauren Bowen, one of our promising medical students who matched here for her Neurology residency, received the AAN’s…
Tyler’s Hope gives $1 million for dystonia research
Rick Staab discusses the reasons for giving the money to start the dystonia center On February 21st, Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure and the University of Florida held a news conference to announce a new dystonia research center being formed at UF with a $1 million gift. …
Dr. Okun among UF researchers speaking this weekend in D.C.
Dr. Okun spoke this morning at the American Association for the Advancement of Science 177th Annual meeting in Washington DC. Three other UF researchers will also be speaking at different points this weekend. Okun’s presentation at 9 a.m. Friday will deal with the growing opportunity to provide…
Short film features Deep Brain Simulation treatment for Parkinson’s
A short film “I Just Wanna Dance” by film student Jim Harry documents the story of a woman who started getting Parkinson Disease symptoms at the age of 34. She has founded an NPF support group chapter and she wrote a book that helps…
Huntington’s Disease Walk – November 20, 2010
Below is the information for the Walk in Gainesville. Visit this website for more information on other Walks around the country. Team Hope Walk- Gainesville, FL November 20, 2010 Westside Park/Albert Ray Masse Park 1001 NW 34th Street Gainesville, FL 32605 Pre- Registration: 8:30AM Day of…
Parkinson Disease and Hospitalizations
Drs. Oyama and Okun from the University of Florida wrote a blog post on the National Parkinson Foundation website about two recent articles which point out to physicians the problems that Parkinson patients may have when they come in for a hospitalization and during their treatment. One…
Tyler’s Hope Think Tank on DYT-1 Dystonia going on now
Hosted here at the UF McKnight Brain Institute, the Tyler’s Hope Think Tank is bringing together a couple dozen of the best minds in dystonia research to present some of their research and thoughts, and to provide questions and critiques on their colleagues’ work to push the field forward. For…
National Parkinson Foundation site gets a reboot
Congratulations to our friends at the NPF! Last month they completely redesigned their website and it seems much easier to find what you are interested in. Please go have a look and let them know what you think!…
Parkinson Symposium – April 24th 8:30 AM – Full Details
Hopeful Days in PD – 8th Annual Parkinson Disease Symposium for Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Providers Sponsored by the University of Florida Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders NPF Center of Excellence Saturday, April 24th (8:30 AM – 2:00 PM) The event is FREE and…