NINDS
Contact: Margo Warren
301-496-5751
Director of NINDS Available for Media Interviews about Parkinson's Disease
Gerald D. Fischbach Responds to Michael J. Fox's Announcement That He Is Leaving His TV Show
In response to Michael J. Fox's announcement that he is leaving his TV show to work for a cure for Parkinson's Disease, Dr. Gerald D. Fischbach, the Director of the principal NIH institute supporting Parkinson's disease research, is available for media interviews. Dr. Fischbach can discuss current research being conducted for Parkinson's disease, new avenues for treatment, and the possibilities for advances in the future.
Who: Gerald D. Fischbach, M.D.
Director,
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Dr. Gerald D. Fischbach oversees all research in neuroscience at NINDS and with grantees at major academic centers across the country. He has 30 years experience as a research scientist, teacher, and academic administrator. He is a former chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fischbach is a past president of the Society for Neuroscience and also has chaired the Neurobiology Department at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
When: January 21 -- 25, 2000
Contact: Margo Warren
Chief, Public Liaison Section
NINDS
(301) 496-5751
NINDS: One of 25 Institutes and Centers comprising the National Institutes of Health, NINDS has occupied a central position in the world of neuroscience for 50 years. Its extramural program supports 2,240 research project grants and 85 research contracts. Institutional training grants and individual fellowships support 585 scientists in training; another 246 "career awards" provide a range of research experience and support for faculty members at various levels.
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