Get ready to learn, sweat, and celebrate!
It’s almost time for the premiere Power for Parkinson’s event of the year, our Parkinson’s Awareness Month Celebration! Join us at 9:30 AM for breakfast, followed by a presentation by Eda Baykal-Caglar, PhD, Director of Clinical Research Patient Engagement at the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Eda will be sharing all the latest Parkinson’s research updates and how you can get involved in clinical trials! We’ll end the morning with a fun and effective exercise class taught collaboratively by some of your favorite Powerful Power for Parkinson’s instructors.
With a delicious breakfast, a fun workout class, and the opportunity to learn about cutting edge Parkinson’s research, you won’t want to miss this celebration!
Meet our Guest Speaker, Dr. Eda Baykal-Caglar!
As Director of Patient Engagement at The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF), Eda focuses on advancing the Foundation's patient-centric mission through patient engagement in research to accelerate progress toward a cure for Parkinson's Disease.
She leads a patient engagement team that forges partnerships with patients, research volunteers, industry and academic scientists, and the online smart-match tool Fox Trial Finder to increase the flow of participants into Parkinson's disease clinical trials.
Eda started her career as a biophysicist but driven by her interest in creating an impact through science to advance community health, patient advocacy, and education, she switched careers to work in nonprofits and healthcare. She holds a Ph.D. in Physics and an MS in Biotechnology and Physics Education. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, listening to podcasts, reading, and traveling with her husband and daughter.
