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, 2010Testing Whether Alpha-Synuclein is Modified by 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal in the Human Brain
Promising Outcomes of Original Grant:
The major goal of our grant application was to test whether a protein known as alpha-synuclein becomes toxic to dopamine-secreting nerve cells when it is modified... -
MJFF Research Grant, 2010The Role of LRRK2 in Neurotransmission
Objective/Rationale:
Parkinson disease involves loss of the neurochemical dopamine, and many of the motor symptoms are attributed to a dopamine deficit in the brain region called the striatum. Recent... -
Novel Approaches to Drug Discovery for Parkinson's Disease, 2010Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles in Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Promising Outcomes of Original Grant:
In our 2009-2010 proposal, we hypothesized that pretreatment of a pre-clinical model with cerium oxide nanoparticles would be neuroprotective in the MPTP-pre... -
MJFF Research Grant, 2010MJFF-funded Generation of PD Pre-Clinical Models
Objective/Rationale:
MJFF recognizes the need for predictive pre-clinical models for PD research. The currently available pre-clinical models do not recapitulate all of the features of PD pathology... -
MJFF Research Grant, 2010MJFF-funded Phenotypic Characterization of PD Pre-Clinical Models
Objective/Rationale:
MJFF recognizes the need for standardizing the characterization of PD pre-clinical models. The currently available pre-clinical models have been characterized at several academic... -
MJFF Research Grant, 2010MJFF-funded Distribution of PD Pre-Clinical Models into Central Repositories
Objective/Rationale:
MJFF recognizes the need for public availability of PD pre-clinical models to ensure greatest access. A central repository is important for maintaining colonies with consistently...
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