The Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award honors Michael J. Fox’s advocacy for Parkinson’s disease patients and research
Dimitri Krainc · 2026
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Dimitri Krainc, a lone author, wrote a 2026 tribute to actor Michael Fox on his public service award from the Lasker group. The prize honors Fox's decades of work for people with Parkinson's disease, a brain illness that slowly robs movement, balance, and speech. Fox learned he had the disease in 1991, at age 29, at the height of his screen fame.
He kept the news private for years, then shared it in 1998 and turned his fight into a public cause. His openness cut shame around the disease and drew patients, donors, and leaders into the search for a cure. The foundation that bears his name has sped research across the globe. Krainc says the award affirms that bold advocates, not just lab stars, drive medical gains.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dimitri Krainc |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |