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, 2013A New Pharmaceutical Target for Mono and Add-on Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease
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We are targeting a molecule, for the first time in Parkinson’s research, that is only present in the human brain’s motor circuitry and that we believe will respond to... -
Fast Track, 2002Comparitive gene expression analysis of the brain in Parkinson's Disease and in familial encephalopathy with neuroserpin inclusion bodies (FENIB): implications for pathogenesis
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurological disorder that affects the control of movement and frequently cognition. Examination of postmortem brain tissue from subjects with Parkinson's disease...
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Research Grant, 2024Qualitative Evaluation of Draft Questionnaires for Patient-reported Outcome Measures of Non-motor Symptoms in Early-stage Parkinson's Disease
Study Rationale: This project seeks to address an unmet need for fit-for-purpose, clinical outcome assessments for early-stage Parkinson’s disease (PD) to be used in clinical trials to capture the...
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Research Grant, 2024Quantification of Three Previously Identified Biomarkers of Progression in Stage 2/3 of Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale: Early indicators for Parkinson’s disease (PD), so-called biomarkers, are needed to identify subjects at risk during the earliest, prodromal stages of disease and to support clinical...
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Research Grant, 2024Assessment of Longitudinal Imaging Using Radiolabeled AV-133 in Early and Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale: The clinical phase of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is preceded by a prodromal phase of progressing neurodegeneration that can last many years. Imaging markers such as radiolabeled AV-133...
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Fall 2021 RFP: Accelerating Early Proof-of-Concept Testing of Promising PD Therapies, 2021Evaluation of “PDRepair,” a Novel Neuroprotective and Neurorestorative Therapeutic for GBA1-associated Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale: Mutations in the GBA1 gene, which encodes an enzyme called GCase, is the strongest genetic risk factor for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and most often results in the production of GCase...

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