The Foundation supports research across basic, translational and clinical science to speed breakthroughs that can lead to the creation of new treatments and a better quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease.
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Previously funded studies appear chronologically, with the most recent appearing first.
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Therapeutics Development Initiative, 2007NF-kB as target for Parkinson's Disease Therapy
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Chronic inflammation mediated by microglial cells is the fundamental process contributing to the death of dopamine producing neurons in the brain. Production of inflammatory... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2007Restrain FGF20 by miRNA: Lowering the Risk to Parkinson's Disease
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The variations in FGF20 gene play important roles in developing Parkinson’s disease. Recently, we found such a genetic variation in FGF20 gene strongly associated with PD. That... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2007Engineered Drug Receptors as a Parkinson's Disease Therapy
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The purpose of this project is to determine whether insertion of an engineered drug receptor into the subthalamic nucleus of a parkinsonian rat can alleviate akinesia when the... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2007Differentiation of Human Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells for Potential Use in Parkinson's Disease
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Cell replacement remains one of the most promising approaches to treat Parkinson’s, particularly at late stages of the disease. Legal, ethical and pragmatic concerns have become... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2007LRRK2-mediated Axonal Dysfunction
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The Parkinson’s disease-linked Leucine Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene causes changes in the length of processes extending from nerve cells especially the axons. Because changes... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2008Screen for Drugs to Reduce ER Stress
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Humans are exposed to agents and conditions that cause stress to dopaminergic neurons. Neurons can survive stress by modulating the biosynthesis and degradation of proteins within...
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