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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Access to Data and Biospecimens, 2018Interplay Between Microtubules, Alpha-synuclein and Inflammation as a Clue to Understanding and Managing Parkinson’s Disease
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Recent research has linked alpha-synuclein, a sticky protein that clumps in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and microtubules (cell structure supports) in Parkinson... -
Research Grant, 2018The Role of CD163 in Parkinson's Disease
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Using pre-clinical models of Parkinson' disease (PD), we found CD163-positive macrophages -- immune cells with the CD163 protein on their surface -- to play an active role in... -
Research Grant, 2018Mapping Genetic and Molecular Networks Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
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This study aims to produce data that will help to understand the molecular processes and networks underlying Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this study, we will use cells from people who... -
Research Grant, 2018A ROCK Inhibitor as a Neuroprotective Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
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In the past, we demonstrated that using drugs to deactivate Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK), a protein regulating shape and movement of cells, can protect dopamine-producing... -
Research Grant, 2017Radioactive Molecules for Detection of Alpha-synuclein and Amyloid-beta in the Brain
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We will develop radioactive alpha-synuclein and beta-amyloid tracers -- molecules that allow researchers and clinicians to detect these two proteins in the brain using imaging... -
Access to Data & Biospecimens, 2017Klotho and Parkinson’s disease
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Genetic studies have identified a powerful “aging suppressor gene”, Klotho, that may play a role in delaying age-related declines in cellular and tissue functioning...
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