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, 2013Topography of Vulnerability to Alpha-synuclein Fibrils in the Cerebral Cortex
Objective/Rationale:
In Parkinson’s disease, the neocortex (outer layer of the brain’s cerebral hemispheres, made of six layers) is less vulnerable than the allocortex (fewer than six... -
MJFF Research Grant, 2010Parkinson's Disease NeuroEPIC: A Study of Genes and the Environment
Objective/Rationale:
We will take advantage of the large European Prospective Investigation in Cancer (EPIC), a unique resource involving almost 500,000 participants from 10 European countries, with... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2010Ghrelin - a Peripheral, Preclinical Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease
Promising Outcomes of Original Grant:
In our original grant we investigated serum concentrations of the hormone ghrelin in the fasting state and at different time points after a standardized test meal... -
Biomarkers, 2009Development of an alpha6*-Selective Neuronal Nicotinic Receptor (NNR) Imaging Agent as a Parkinson's Disease Biomarker
Objective/Rationale:
The availability of a selective PET radiotracer for the drug target is critical for determining receptor occupancy in humans. NNR subtypes containing the alpha? subunit have been... -
LRRK2 Cohort Consortium, 2013Gender Differences in LRRK2 Mutation and Non-LRRK2 Mutation PD, and Expression of LRRK2 Mutations
Objective/Rationale:
In Western populations, men are approximately 1.5 times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease (PD) than women. Furthermore, epidemiologic and clinical features of PD vary... -
Postural Instability and Gait Disturbances, 2009Role of the Posterior Parietal Cortex and Pedunculopontine Nucleus in the Pathophysiology of Freezing of Gait: An MRI and TMS Study
Objective/Rationale:
Although disturbances in the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) and pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) are thought to be involved in the development of freezing of gait (FOG) in PD...
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