

The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) is changing how patients, families, doctors and scientists think about brain disease. Call 877-525-PPMI or email joinppmi@michaeljfox.org to learn more and get started today.
People recently diagnosed with Parkinson's and people with Parkinson's risk factors can play a critical role in PPMI. The study covers travel cost for potential participants and a loved one.
Outside the U.S. or Canada? Scroll down for a list of international sites and their contact information.
PPMI is looking for volunteers who:
- Have been diagnosed with Parkinson's in the past two years and are not yet taking Parkinson's medication
- Have a parent, brother or sister, or child with Parkinson's (and who are over age 60)
- Act out dreams while asleep
- Would like to join as a control volunteer with no known history of brain disease
If you're in the U.S. or Canada, call 877-525-PPMI or email joinppmi@michaeljfox.org to learn more and get started today. If you're outside the U.S. or Canada, reach out to a site near you to learn more.
United States
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Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Arizona
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org
*Site has some Spanish-speaking capability
*Este centro tiene capacidad para personas de habla hispana. Para más información del estudio de Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initative (Iniciativa de marcadores de progresión del Parkinson), llama 877-525-PPMI.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Scottsdale
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.orgBanner Research Institute, Sun City
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
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California
University of California San Diego
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.orgUniversity of California, San Francisco
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.orgUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Colorado
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Connecticut
Institute For Neurodegenerative Disorders, New Haven
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Florida
University of Florida, Gainesville
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Georgia
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Illinois
Northwestern University, Chicago
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Maryland
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Massachusetts
Boston University
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.orgMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
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Michigan
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org
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New York
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.orgNYU Langone Health, New York
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.orgUniversity of Rochester, Rochester
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
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Ohio
University of Cincinnati
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.orgCleveland Clinic
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org -
Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.orgUniversity of Pittsburgh
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
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Texas
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org
*Site has some Spanish-speaking capability
*Este centro tiene capacidad para personas de habla hispana. Para más información del estudio de Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initative (Iniciativa de marcadores de progresión del Parkinson), llama 877-525-PPMI. -
Washington
University of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org
Austria
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Innsbruck
Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck
Contact: Dora Valent, PhD, dora.valent@tirol-kliniken.at
Canada
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Ontario
The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.orgToronto Western Hospital
PPMI Call Center: 877-525-PPMI
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Quebec
McGill University - Montréal, Quebec
Email: joinppmi@michaeljfox.org
Germany
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Kassel
Paracelsus-Elena Klinik, Kassel
Contact: Diana Willeke, 49 561 6009 272, diana.willeke@pk-mx.de -
Luebeck
University of Luebeck, Luebeck
Contact: Norbert Bruggermann, norbert.brueggemann@neuro.uni-luebeck.de -
Tuebingen
University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen
Contact: Ella Hilt, +49 7072 298621, tanja.heger@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Greece
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Athens
Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens
Contact: Christos Koros, 00302107289405, chkoros@gmail.com
Israel
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Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Contact: Shira Paz, +97236973014, shirapaz@tlvmc.gov.il
Italy
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Salerno
University of Salerno
Contact: Susan Ainscough, 089 672462, ricercaparkinson@gmail.com
Netherlands
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Nijmegen
Radboud University, Nijmegen, Gelderland
Contact: Myrthe Burgler, myrthe.burgler@radboudumc.nl
Nigeria
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Lagos
Lagos College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Contact: Njideka Okubadejo, MD, +234-80-231-30243, nokubadejo@unilag.edu.ng
Spain
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Barcelona
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Contact: Alicia Garrido, 34 932275785, agarridop@clinic.ub.es -
San Sebastian
Hospital Donostia, San Sebastian
Contact: Ioana Croitoru, +34 943 00 72 46, ioana.croitoru@biodonostia.org
United Kingdom
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Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle University
Contact: Victoria Foster, +441912081197, victoria.foster@ncl.ac.uk -
Oxford
John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford and Oxford University
Contact: Jamil Razzaque, +441865223166, jamil.razzaque@ouh.nhs.uk
Learn more about the study at michaeljfox.org/ppmi.