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Perry This is a dream of mine also; what is your vision? Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Perry Cohen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 10:39 AM Subject: Cure Parkinson's Project > An idea whose time has come? A well organized, focused assault on PD. If > the entire PD world got behind such an effort, could it work? What do > you think? > > Foundations focus on the results above their own organizations and > collaborate to organize a focused effort on the scale of the Manhattan > Project; Scientists develop a plan to fill gaps in knowledge needed for > curative therapies; NIH pays out the $135m shortfall in the PD research > agenda; Drug companies make major contributions and share discoveries. > > Perry Cohen > > > Cure Parkinson's Project > > http://www.givingback.org/GIVINGBACK/ > > Giving Back Fund (GBF) Collaborates with Leaders in Parkinson's Research > to Fund Cure > > What began as a conversation over lunch could end up curing one of the > most debilitating diseases of our time. The conversation took place > between GBF founder and President Marc Pollick, sports marketing pioneer > Jim Warsaw (a Parkinson's patient, GBF Board Member, and leader in the > fight for a cure) and Dr. Jim Fallon, Parkinson's researcher at the > University of California, Irvine. What if, the three surmised, the > leading scientists and Parkinson's researchers chose to ignore politics > as usual and the competitive nature of major research and tackled the > disease as a team, openly sharing their theories and scientific > findings? Could a cure be found faster than the current estimates of 10 > to 15 years? Thus, was formed the idea for the Cure Parkinson's Project, > modeled after the Manhattan Project of the 1940's in which leading > scientists collaborated to discover the atomic bomb. > > Already the project is attracting the attention of leaders in the > scientific and medical communities. The first milestone for the Project > will be a conference that will bring together the major stakeholders in > the discussion-scientists, Parkinson's foundations, well-known figures > who suffer from Parkinson's Disease and potential funders. The > conference will address ways in which the Parkinson's community can > overcome obstacles such as the sharing of intellectual property rights > so that we can move forward together to find a cure. A cure for > Parkinson's could potentially benefit those who suffer from related > neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's Disease, Multiple > Sclerosis, ALS, and some spinal chord injuries as well. > > When asked about the project Dr. Fallon stated "The creation of a large > scale consortium to bring the top Parkinson's research teams together > under one roof for 3-4 years is an extraordinarily unique and powerful > model to find a cure for PD once and for all. Breaking down the barriers > between multidisciplinary basic and clinical research teams in a setting > of instant synergy should dramatically shorten the time and cost of > finding a cure. This is an ambitious and exciting project that > approaches the scope of the Manhattan project. Most patients and their > physicians do not want to wait 15 years for a cure nor do they want to > hear an empty promise of a cure in 5 years. It takes this scope of a > concerted effort of the best researchers from around the world to > realistically deliver a cure in such a short time." > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn