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The Bachmann-Strauss Foundation Featured on WNBC Channel 4 News
Layla Love is an accomplished photographer living with dystonia. While Layla’s doctors helped stop dystonia from advancing through her neck and hands, she is now losing her eyesight from the same disorder. DeMarco Morgan, Anchor & Reporter for WNBC Channel 4, reports on Layla’s story, along with Bachmann-Strauss Foundation Founder and President, Bonnie Strauss, and Head of the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia Center of Excellence at Beth Israel Medical Center, Susan Bressman, M.D., to further explore how this disorder can affect the passions we have and the people we love.
To find out more about Layla Love visit www.lovephotography.org
Annual Golf Invitational Raises $1.3 million for Dystonia & Parkinson research
The 18th Annual Dystonia & Parkinson Golf Invitational raised $1.3 million for dystonia and Parkinson's disease research.
Click here to read more about the event!
Research Grant Applications deadline September 13
Our 2011 RFPs deadline is Monday, September, 13, 2010
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About Us
The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation (BSDPF) was founded in 1995 as a nonprofit 501(c)3 by Louis Bachmann(1916-2000) and Bonnie Strauss. The Foundation was started to encourage new research and scientists in the fields of dystonia and Parkinson disease, and to heighten awareness about the diseases. The early stages of scientific research are often the hardest to fund. Following a similar concept to that of a "venture capital", seed money is funded through annual grant awards to leverage new ideas and advances in the fields. Our work is made possible through the generosity of individuals, foundations and corporations.
Happy 15th Year Anniversary!
This year marks our 15th year anniversary! Through thick and thin, it has been the generosity of our donors and supporters that have carried us to where we are. Thank you for believing in us!
In this YouTube video showcase, we interview some of the individuals who have been behind our success over the past decade and a half.
For more ways to help us, click here!
Take a look also at this message from our National Spokesperson,Tony Award Winner Christian Hoff!
The Foundation is a proud member of the Dystonia Coalition.
The Dystonia Coalition is a collaboration of medical researchers and patient advocacy groups that is working to advance the pace of clinical and translational research in the dystonias to find better treatments and a cure.
Find out more about the Coalition
For the official Dystonia Coalition website, click here