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Barrow Neurological Foundation Raises $28M in FY25, Appoints New President and Board Trustee
Barrow Neurological Foundation concluded its 2025 fiscal year (July 2024–June 2025), raising $28.17 million in gifts from more than 3,000 generous donors. This includes a record-breaking $14.4 million raised by...
Barrow Women’s Board Announces 2025-26 Leadership and Barrow Grand Ball Women’s Board Project
The Women’s Board of Barrow Neurological Foundation is proud to announce its 2025-26 leadership team. Community volunteer Katie Mueller serves...
Art takes flight at Barrow Neurological Institute through art and wellness program
Barrow Neurological Foundation partners with Phoenix Airport Museum for environment of healing A new art exhibit is now on display...
Support Brain Cancer Research to Find a Cure
Barrow Neurological Foundation teams up with community partners and donors to support the Ivy Brain Tumor Center in May May...
Barrow Neurological Foundation Announces Michele S. Gregory as New President
After an extensive, nationwide search, we are pleased to announce that Michele S. Gregory has been selected to serve as...
Inaugural Golf Tournament Raises 1 Million to Fund Sports Biomechanics Spine Lab at Barrow Neurological Institute
https://youtu.be/bGfwvgY3Upw Barrow Neurological Foundation hosted an inaugural golf tournament, raising $1 million to establish the new Sports Biomechanics Spine Lab...
2025 Barrow Grand Ball Raises Record-Breaking $14M to Support Neuroscience Research
The Women’s Board of Barrow Neurological Foundation announced today that its 60th Barrow Grand Ball, held on January 18, 2025,...
The Barrow Open, Presented By PXG: Getting You Back To Your Game
On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Barrow Neurological Foundation will host the inaugural Barrow Open, presented by PXG with special support...
Barrow Partners with Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative to Implement AI-Based Dementia Testing in Primary Care Clinics
Barrow Neurological Foundation is honored to announce that it has received a grant from the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative—a pioneering worldwide...
First Participant Enrolled in NIH-Funded Access for All in ALS Consortium
The Access for All in ALS Consortium (ALL ALS) announced the successful enrollment of the first participant. Established in the...
Have you registered yet? Only a few weeks left to take advantage of the early bird special! ➡️ walkthefight.com. Link in bio.
The 20th Annual Walk the Fight and Run the Distance offers a 4K walk, a two-block stroll, or a timed 5K run. Proceeds support community outreach and wellness programs at the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute. We can`t wait to see you then!
📅 When: Saturday, February 7, 2026
📍 Where: Tempe Beach Park | 80 W. Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281
👏 Congratulations to Briana Ondatje, a fourth-year PhD student in the Arizona State University-Barrow Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Briana was recently awarded the Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (NRSA, F31), a predoctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Her thesis for this recent award focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Briana is a Fast-Track awardee from Barrow Neurological Foundation, which provides trainees critical funds for research and career development. Briana shares that her hope is "to continue my work in neurodegeneration by searching for therapeutic interventions that will halt disease progression and reverse it in not only ALS but other neurodegenerative diseases as well." We are inspired to witness your generosity transform the future of neuroscience through her work!
➡️ Read more about Briana`s project: https://bar.rw/49IOUK9
➡️ Barrow Fast-Track awardees: https://bar.rw/49IOWSh
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During their first #ALS Clinic visit, many patients feel overwhelmed with the amount of information presented. The Gregory W. Fulton ALS Center at Barrow Neurological Institute recognized this and, with donor support, developed EssentiALS - a Personalized ALS Resource Center! Available on the Barrow website, it prompts patients to take a brief quiz and then provides tailored educational resources that reflect their current stage in the disease. Learn more about this tool at the link in our bio! ➡️ https://bar.rw/4onij11
Please remember, the content provided is for informational purposes only and does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your neurologist and ALS care team regarding your care plan.
🏈 We had an amazing time at the kickoff event for the inaugural Cardinals Climb at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph`s Hospital and Medical Center! The Cardinals Climb is the marquee fundraising event for the Arizona Cardinals Foundation. Their goal is to raise funds for Arizona based organizations that support families and individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs). Join us at this event on February 21, 2026! Learn more and register here: https://cardinalsclimb.com/teams/barrow. 🔗 Link in bio.
As a cornerstone beneficiary, we are thrilled to be partnering with the Arizona Cardinal’s Foundation to develop an IDD transition care program at Barrow Neurological Institute to meet the complete neurological care needs of patients with IDD in our community.
#EpilepsyAwarenessMonth - Out of the millions of Americans living with epilepsy, more than 30% still experience seizures while on medication. The Barrow Epilepsy Surgery Program provides hope to these individuals, significantly improving their quality of life and reducing or eliminating their seizures. See how your gift advances epilepsy research and care at Barrow: https://bar.rw/4owBSnJ
Your birthday is a special day for you, but what if it could be a special day for someone else too? This year, consider `gifting` your birthday for patients and their families battling complex neurological conditions at Barrow Neurological Institute. 🎉
Setting up is quick and easy – click the link in our bio to get started! Thank you for helping us give the gift of more happy birthdays. ❤️
What happens after a miraculous skull-to-spine reattachment? For the surgeon who performed the famous operation, Volker K.H. Sonntag, MD, emeritus professor of neurosurgery at Barrow, it became clear that there was a strong need to better understand the underlying mechanical principles of the spine to continue advancing surgical techniques. This led to the inception of the Spine Biomechanics Lab in 1983!
Today, Barrow experts in the Sonntag Spine Center are fulfilling this vision, developing new surgical techniques and technologies and leading the way in cutting-edge digital imaging to help surgeons improve treatment and maximize patient outcomes and quality of life. Learn more about how your support helps our Barrow experts continue this legacy of innovation at the link in our bio! ➡️ https://bar.rw/3LaloDb
#SpineHealthAwarenessMonth
Can you find the hidden brain? Check the comments for a hint! Happy Halloween from Barrow Neurological Foundation! 🎃
Students in the Barrow Summer Undergraduate Internship Program work in a research laboratory under the mentorship of a world-renowned Barrow specialist, and these mentors play a critical role in the students` overall experience.
Ria Moharil, a student at Arizona State University, shares that her mentors, Giselle Quezada and David Medina, PhD, "were very helpful and patient in guiding me...Dr. Medina would send me research papers, which gave me a good understanding of the field as a whole, rather than just performing specific tasks for the job. I think the best part of this program is that I was fully integrated and was able to learn and visualize many new techniques.” Read more at the link in our bio! https://bar.rw/4nCfmZn
Thank you to the ALS Network, who sponsored Ria`s internship!
Did you know women face a higher risk of stroke? About 1 in 5 women will have a stroke, which is almost 55,000 more than men each year.
This past May, Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti, MD, FAAN, FASM, interim director of the Petznick Stroke Center, attended the American Heart Association`s Go Red for Women event, which aims to end #heartdisease and stroke in women. The event was coordinated by Barrow stroke neurologist, Supreet Kaur, MD. It was inspiring to see women from Barrow Neurological Institute`s stroke team and St. Joseph`s Hospital and Medical Center cardiology team to raise awareness and empower women to take charge of their health! 💪❤️
Today, on #WorldStrokeDay, join us in advancing stroke research and patient care at Barrow: https://bar.rw/47fs3Ex
Visit https://bar.rw/47NYlXm for information about stroke care at Barrow.
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Thank you to everyone who visited the art exhibit at Creighton University! We were honored to showcase the incredible talent and resilience of individuals with Parkinson`s disease and their care partners. 🎨
Many of the pieces showcased were created through the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center`s Expressive Arts Program, which uses art as a therapeutic tool to reduce stress and support well-being. Thank you, once again, to all who joined us and to all who support this program at Barrow!
Register today to take advantage of the early bird special! ➡️ https://bar.rw/47iX893. 🔗 Link in bio.
Join us on Saturday, February 7, 2026, for the 20th Annual Walk the Fight and Run the Distance! 🥊 This walk/run supports community outreach and wellness programs at the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute. We can`t wait to see you then!
📅 When: Saturday, February 7, 2026
📍 Where: Tempe Beach Park | 80 W. Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281
