Hi! Perry and Charlotte: Count me in too. I think we should start sharing our ideas on how to proceed without wasting too much time. Raj [log in to unmask] ******************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte Mancuso" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:21 PM Subject: Re: Cure Parkinson's Project > Hi Perry, > > I've been thinking about this tremendous idea of yours, and I'd like to > share my thoughts with you. But first, I'd like to call you and listen > to your ideas and what you are envisioning. Your words sparked some > simmering ideas I have been having about a new approach at pushing for a > cure. > > If you're willing, I'd like to hear you present your vision of such a > project: how you see it organized, funded--private and public funds, how > would one recruit top scientists, convince private companies to work > together, it's feasibility, and so on. I'd like to be part of the > brainstorming on this--I'm developing a vision of organization in support > of the project. > > Let me know if you want to discuss this with me, and when. > > Thanks, > > Charlotte Mancuso > > > > On True, 6 Aug 2002 10:39:47 -0400 Perry Cohen <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn