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香港六合彩 Queen Square Institute of Neurology has been selected by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson鈥檚 Research (MJFF) as one of eight international academic medical centers to train a new movement disorder clinician-researcher 鈥� a neurologist with additional training and expertise in diagnosing and treating Parkinson鈥檚 and related diseases 鈥� as part of the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders Class of 2026.

For people with Parkinson鈥檚, seeing a movement disorder specialist is key to living with the disease as best as possible. Today, an estimated 6 million people worldwide live with Parkinson鈥檚. Due to an aging population, the number of people diagnosed is expected to double by the year 2040. With the number of people impacted by Parkinson鈥檚 increasing, there is an urgent demand and growing for more movement disorder specialists.

Since its launch in 2014, the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders has trained 27 new movement disorder specialists and is on track to graduate 72 by the year 2028. The program has extended funding to 32 world-renowned academic institutions in nine countries and 12 U.S. states. To date, the Fellowship now in its ninth year, continues to make significant contributions in enhancing access to high-quality patient care, leading scientific advances toward better understanding and treatment of movement disorders, and engaging their local or underrepresented communities.

The Class of 2026 awardees are:

• Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital 鈥� Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts
• Fundaci贸 de Recerca Cl铆nic Barcelona Institut d鈥橧nvestigacions Biom猫diques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS) in Barcelona, Spain
• Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois
• The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• University of California San Diego in San Diego, California
• University College London in London, England
• University Medical Center Groningen in Groningen, the Netherlands
• University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida

An external review committee of movement disorder specialists, assembled by MJFF, selected the eight centers from a highly competitive group of applicants. Selection of awardees was based on several criteria, including their history of training successful movement disorder clinician-researchers; the breadth and depth of clinical care and research education; and training opportunities that equip fellows with the skills and knowledge to advance equitable access and diversity across clinical care services, research, education and community outreach.

鈥淲e are grateful to be selected by The Michael J. Fox Foundation to train the next generation of Parkinson鈥檚 clinician-researchers through the distinguished Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders,鈥� said Professor Kailash Bhatia 鈥淭hese rising Parkinson鈥檚 experts will stand at the intersection of patient care and research and be uniquely positioned to drive the field forward.鈥�

香港六合彩 Queen Square Institute of Neurology is now is recruiting a fellow for the Class of 2026 Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders.听The candidate will begin their two-year training on or before July 2024.听

The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship is made possible through the transformative generosity and leadership of the late Mrs. Lily Safra, former chairwoman of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation and MJFF Board member. Mrs. Safra provided revolutionary support to hundreds of organizations around the world in the name of her late husband, Edmond J. Safra, who lived with Parkinson鈥檚 disease. Mrs. Safra was passionately invested in finding a cure.

鈥淚鈥檓 deeply proud of the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship鈥檚 growing global network of expertly trained movement disorder specialists, who will help ensure that people and families living with Parkinson鈥檚 receive comprehensive and compassionate care and that critical research moves forward to meet their most pressing needs,鈥� said Mrs. Safra.

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• Apply for the Edmond J Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders