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Michael J. Fox Receives Honorary Doctorate From Karolinska Institute

Published in MD Week, March 19th, 2010

Michael J. Fox, the advocate, actor and founder of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, is to receive an honorary doctorate from Sweden's Karolinska Institute today.

In conferring the degree, Dean Clara Gumpert said: "In its short history, The Michael J. Fox Foundation has gained the admiration and respect of the worldwide research community for its rigorous scientific standards and its commitment to quickly and aggressively funding high-impact therapeutic development. Strongly influenced by Michael's personal philosophy, his foundation operates with rare dynamism and a constant focus on speeding breakthrough treatments to the world's 5 million...

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