High Five of the Week | August 3, 2020

Below are five ways you can stay engaged, informed, and inspired this week. For more, check The Michael J. Fox Foundation's COVID-19 resource hub for information to support the worldwide Parkinson's community through this challenging time, and our virtual public events hub for a complete list of upcoming community-hosted offerings. As always, we're in this together. 1. Currently Trending: Three Teams Win the “Ken Griffin Alpha-synuclein Imaging Competition” MJFF announced the winners in a program to spur a scientific race in pursuit of an imaging tracer to visualize the key protein alpha-synuclein in the living brains of people with Parkinson’s disease. This revolutionary resource holds the potential to transform Parkinson’s drug development.     2. Virtual Event Spotlight: RaceTrac’s 5K/1K Run/Walk for Research Neon, knee-high or polka dotted. Grab your craziest socks and lace up your sneakers on Saturday, August 15 for RaceTrac’s 5K/1K Run/Walk for Research. Join the RaceTrac team in Atlanta or virtually from anywhere for this family-friendly event.     3. Making an Impact from Home: Study Illuminates How People with PD Experience Fatigue “How do you define fatigue?” This was a recent question researchers wanted to explore with people living with PD. They used Fox Insight, MJFF’s online clinical study, to capture this information and published results in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease.     4. Parkinson’s Podcast: Why Your Advocacy is Key to Advancing Parkinson's Priorities In this episode, host Larry Gifford talks with Ted Thompson, JD, Senior Vice President of Public Policy at MJFF and Isreal Robledo, MJFF Patient Council member and policy advocate about why what happens in Washington D.C. matters to people with Parkinson’s and how you can get involved.     5. #TogetherAtHome: You Can #AdvocateFromHome this Summer This summer, many people have canceled or changed travel plans, adapted get-togethers to meet social distancing guidelines, and found creative ways to be with friends and family. Whether you get outside or out of town, let’s talk about how you can make the most of that time.