Best-selling author of “The End of Your Life Book Club” and FPN friend, Will Schwalbe, has written a new book, “We Should Not Be Friends.” Chronicling a forty-year improbable, life-changing friendship, this warm, funny, irresistible book also explores Schwalbe’s experience with small fiber neuropathy. “We Should Not Be Friends is as funny, warm, brutally honest […]
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Paula Barreras, MD, neuroimmunology fellow at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Erika Williams, MD, PhD, neuromuscular fellow at Massachusetts General Brigham are receiving the inaugural Clinical Research Training Scholarships (CRTS). Through these awards, FPN is providing $300,000 in peripheral neuropathy (PN) research funding. Identifying Biomarkers and Pathogenic Mechanisms in Sarcoidosis-Associated Small Fiber Neuropathy Barreras will study […]
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The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to welcome its newest Board Director, Dr. Gregory Maassen, PhD, effective January 1, 2023. About Dr. Gregory Maassen Dr. Gregory Maassen is a multimedia, strategic digital marketing, videographer, and (interim) manager. He has over 23 years of experience. This includes 18 years of senior management experience with the […]
In 2020, the peripheral neuropathy (PN) research community achieved a huge breakthrough. For the first time, Congress included “peripheral neuropathy” as an eligible condition for study in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). This secured more than $8 million in grants for peripheral neuropathy research in fiscal year 2021. Our […]
Through the generosity of our donors, we’re able to support the IMAGiNe study with a $150,000 research grant to fund new patient enrollment. $90,000 of these funds, spent in 2022, resulted in over 150 new patients enrolling in the study. The IMAGiNe Study The IMAGiNe study is an international research collaborative focused on patients with […]
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