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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Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program, 2025Development of Selective CaV1.3 Inhibitors as a Disease-modifying Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale: We seek to develop an oral medication that will protect dopamine neurons whose loss is thought to be the cause Parkinson’s disease (PD). Observational clinical evidence suggests that...
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Fall 2025 RFP: Data Advice To Action - DATA-PD, 2025Machine Leaning Based Proteomics Integration Reveals Biomarkers of Disease Pathology and Longitudinal Progression in PD and DLB
Study Rationale: Parkinson’s disease is usually diagnosed by symptoms, but the biological changes driving the disease begin many years earlier. While new tests that detect abnormal alpha-synuclein are...
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Research Grant, 2025Brain Systems and Neurodegenerative Co-pathologies in Sleep Disturbance
Study Rationale: Sleep problems, like acting out dreams or waking up during sleep, can occur years before people are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or Lewy Body diseases, such as Parkinson’s. Some...
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Research Grant, 2025Standardization and Validation of Neuromelanin-Sensitive MRI Biomarkers for Disease Progression in Parkinson’s Disease Using PPMI Data
Study Rationale: Parkinson’s disease causes the loss of brain cells that make dopamine, a chemical needed for normal movement. These cells contain a natural pigment called neuromelanin, which fades as...
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Summer 2025 RFA: Personalized Approaches for Understanding, Assessing and Improving Gait in Parkinson’s Disease Research Program, 2025Predicting Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: An Objective Quantitative Exploration Combining Patient Perception with Multi-Dimensional Digital Gait Analysis & Multi-Domain Cognitive Testing
Study Rationale: Freezing of gait (FOG) is a debilitating – and not well understood - symptom impacting many patients with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD). FOG can occur during any stage of the disease but...
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Research Grant, 2025Identifying and Pilot Testing Best Practices for Sharing Amyloid PET Research Information with Individuals Living with Lewy Body Diseases
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