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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Research Grant, 2025Knowledge of Parkinson’s Disease and Impact of an Educational Intervention in the Somali Community in King County
Study Rationale: Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects more than 10 million people worldwide, including one million in the U.S., with an incidence of 1% among individuals over 60. Although prevalence is...
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Research Grant, 2025Click Chemistry-based Alpha-synuclein PET Biomarker Discovery
Study Rationale: In Parkinson’s disease (PD) and related disorders, a protein called alpha-synuclein (asyn) forms harmful deposits in the brain. Doctors can’t see these changes in living people...
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Research Grant, 2025Planning for a LRRK2 Platform Trial
Study Rationale: The therapeutic landscape for LRRK2-related Parkinson’s disease (LRRK2-PD) is rapidly evolving, creating an urgent need to evaluate emerging treatments. Given the distinct clinical...
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Summer 2025 RFA: Personalized Approaches for Understanding, Assessing and Improving Gait in Parkinson’s Disease Research Program, 2026Sensing-Enabled Directional Deep Brain Stimulation of the Cuneiform Nucleus for Levodopa-Resistant Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Freezing of gait (FOG) is one of the most disabling symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. People with FOG may suddenly feel like their feet are “stuck” to the ground, especially when...
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Summer 2025 RFA: Personalized Approaches for Understanding, Assessing and Improving Gait in Parkinson’s Disease Research Program, 2026Precision Mapping of Somato-Cognitive Action Network (SCAN) Pathophysiology in Parkinson’s Disease Gait Disturbance
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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by dysfunction in specific brain systems. We recently discovered a new brain system called the Somato-Cognitive...
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Bridge Funding for Disrupted Neurodegenerative Research Grant Program, 2026Dissecting Non-canonical Basal Ganglia Output Circuitry Modulating Movement
Study Rationale:
Multiple brain structures work together to coordinate movement. We have found a new pathway that modulates movement through a brainstem structure that dies in Parkinson’s disease (PD)...
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