An update 14 years later by Jack Miller, FPN founder “18 years ago, I founded the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy because I was looking for a cure for my (and others’) neuropathy. We haven’t found it yet, but the search is continuing, and The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is helping in many ways. Your support […]
In fiscal year 2025, the funding for the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) was decreased from its fiscal year 2024 level of $370 million to $150 million. We’re hopeful that the fiscal year 2026 Defense Budget will bring back full funding and once again include peripheral neuropathy as a condition that can be researched. […]
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) recently had a great meeting with members of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes (NINDS), which is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). At the meeting, we were joined by members of the MedSci Board, Ahmet Höke, MD, PhD FRCPC, from Johns Hopkins University […]
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My name is Gabi, and I’m 21 with peripheral neuropathy caused by a surgical injury. But honestly, that’s just a footnote—let me tell you how I got here. Eyes on the sky Back in 2022, I was fresh out of high school, ready to take on the world. I had a supportive family, a suitcase […]
Q&A with Alexander Chamessian, MD, PhD On April 9th, 2025, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) welcomed Alexander Chamessian MD, PhD, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, to present on neuropathic pain management. During this 60-minute recorded webinar, Dr. Chamessian provided an overview of emerging treatment options for managing neuropathic pain. Following […]
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is pleased to welcome the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a new site for patient enrollments into the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry (PNRR). FPN is confident that this new partnership will be fruitful for the peripheral neuropathy research community. The importance of the PNRR Since its […]
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The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is pleased to announce the 2026-28 cycle of our early career research grants, offered through the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and American Brain Foundation (ABF). This grant is called the Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Peripheral Neuropathy (CRTS in PN). The goal of this funding mechanism is to […]