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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Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2008DNA Methylation as an Epigenetic Mechanism in the Etiopathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease
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The objective of this research is to determine whether epigenetic factors play a role in the development of sporadic Parkinson’s disease. Epigenetic factors are chemical... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2008Generating Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Study Parkinson's Disease
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One of the major hurdles for Parkinson’s research is the lack of live dopamine neurons from patients for long-term studies and drug screens. This project will use the newly... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2008Posiphen as a Well-tolerated Alpha-synuclein Inhibitor and a Potential 5'UTR Directed Drug Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
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An inter-relationship exists between the Parkinson’s disease-related protein alpha-synuclein and the Alzheimer’s Aß-amyloid plaque protein. Phenserine reached clinical assessment... -
LEAPS, 2007Inosine for Parkinson's Disease: Safety and Trial Design Optimization
The Phase III trial is currently recruiting. Learn more: https://foxtrialfinder.michaeljfox.org/trial/4305/
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Urate – a natural metabolite and major antioxidant in humans – is... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2008The Role of the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) in Parkinson's Disease
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Our general objective is to investigate the role of the cellular stress responses linked to organelle damage such as the Unfolded Protein Response in the development of Parkinson... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2008A Novel Cell Model for LRRK2 Parkinson's Disease
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The aim of this project is to create a model of Parkinson’s disease using skin cells from patients who have an inherited form of Parkinson’s disease. Using newly developed stem...
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