These pioneers of innovation are patients, researchers, caregivers and supporters. Together, they drive the fight against disease and give purpose to the mission of R&D.
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Improving Access to Treatment: Peggy Symons
Peggy Symons lives every single day advocating for more and better access to medications, not only for herself but for everyone living with schizophrenia and their families.
Cellular Pioneering: Dr. Jeffrey Conn
A pioneer in mental health research, Dr. Jeffrey Conn works to advance treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease.
Sharing Bold Advancements: Doreen Gentzler
Doreen Gentzler has a long, successful career not only in broadcast journalism but also in promoting public health issues. Today, she is a local NBC anchor in Washington, DC, and she serves as the station's medical reporter, filing cutting-edge health reports for all of the station's newscasts.
Fighting for Reform: The Honorable Steven Leifman
The Honorable Steven Leifman worked to transform the criminal justice system of Florida to better help - not hinder - the treatment of mental health inmates in Southern Florida.
Rethinking Psychiatric Treatment: Dr. Husseini Manji
Today, Dr. Husseini Manji is the global therapeutic head for neuroscience at Janssen. In this role, he has researched the ways in which psychiatric disorders alter a patient’s cellular systems, resulting in symptoms or negative behaviors.
Breaking Barriers: Dr. Patricia Carney
As an OBGYN physician and the director of U.S. Medical Affairs for Women’s Health at Bayer, Dr. Carney's path has not always been so straightforward. “When I was growing up in the 60s, I thought – girls can't be doctors,” says Carney. “Even when I was in medical school, women were the minority.”
Advocacy and Mental Health Care
For those living with mental illness, sometimes even the simplest daily tasks can be challenging.
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I Just Want to Show Other Patients that Anything is Possible
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The Greatest Gift of All: Hope
My son Parker's journey with juvenile arthritis (JA) began 10 years ago when he was in elementary school.
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Although most patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are diagnosed between age 20 and 40, my story is a little different.
Raising Awareness of ALS Through the Ice Bucket Challenge
Pat Quinn is a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS.
From Technology to Treatment: Uncovering Cures for Brain Diseases
The brain is one of the most complex – and most fascinating – organs in the human body, and one that can be impacted by countless diseases and disorders.
Innovator Spotlight: The Critical Nature of Innovation and Collaboration in the Mental Health Space
Recently, mental health advocates and industry leaders came together in Chicago for New Cures, New Innovation for a New Era in Mental Health–hosted by America's Biopharmaceutical Companies–to spotlight scientific advancements in mental health treatment.
Living With HIV: A Full and Rewarding Journey
How one patient’s journey is educating and inspiring others to get tested for HIV.
A Patient's Take: Monica Johnson
As a patient advocate for the Americans for Cures Foundation, Monica Johnson has a particularly personal connection to the work she does.
Making Patient Care Personal
Health care is innately personal. And with the recent genomic medicine explosion, the concept of “personalization” is taking on a whole new meaning.
Getting Diagnosed with MS...
More than 2.3 million people around the world are affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease that damages the central nervous system. I am one of them.
Multiple Sclerosis: Then and Now
While there is no cure for multiple sclerosis (MS), a decade of innovation has changed the way we treat the disease and enhance the lifestyles of people living with it.
