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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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  • Clinical Intervention Awards, 2012
    Phase I Study of AAV2-hAADC Administered by MRI-guided Real-time Convective Infusion

    Objective/Rationale:
    The purpose of this study is to provide safety data related to enhancements in the clinical delivery procedure for administering Adeno-Associated Virus Encoding Human Aromatic L...
    Researchers:

    Chadwick Wilson Christine, MD | Krystof Bankiewicz, MD, PhD | Paul Larson, MD | John G. Nutt, MD

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  • Repositioning Drugs for PD, 2012
    Amitriptyline as a Dopamine Neuroprotective Therapy

    Objective/Rationale:
    The project proposes to repurpose the tricyclic antidepressant medication, amitriptyline (AMI), as a disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson’s disease (PD). AMI is an FDA-approved...
    Researchers:

    Timothy J. Collier, PhD

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  • Neurotrophic Factors Challenge, 2012
    Validation of IGF-1 as a Neuroprotective Agent in Pre-clinical Models of Parkinson’s Disease
    Objective/Rationale: IGF-1-mediated intracellular signaling pathways engage a wide range of potential survival mechanisms, the PI3K/Akt pathway and the ER stress response in particular, and it has...
    Researchers:

    Anders Björklund, MD, PhD | Mickael Decressac, PhD

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  • Clinical Intervention Awards, 2011
    First-in-human Trial to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of PD01, the First Alpha-synuclein-based AFFITOPE® Parkinson's Vaccine

    Objective/Rationale:
    Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by the presence of protein aggregates called Lewy bodies, with a major component of the protein alpha-synuclein. This fact and...
    Researchers:

    Achim Schneeberger, MD | Markus Mandler, PhD

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  • Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2011
    Drug Rescue of PINK1 Kinase Activity - A New Therapeutic Modality For Treating PD

    Objective/Rationale:
    Many genetic disorders are caused by the loss of a functional protein which protects cells from disease. These disorders are difficult to treat with drugs because most drugs...
    Researchers:

    Kevan M. Shokat, PhD

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  • Target Validation, 2011
    Targeting of Alpha-synuclein and SNARE Complex Dysfunction to Restore Synaptic Dopamine Release in a Model of Parkinson Disease Pathology

    Objective/Rationale:
    Research data has recently indicated that pathology in Parkinson’s disease (PD) starts at the synapse, the part of the neurons where the release of dopamine occurs, dysfunction of...
    Researchers:

    Maria Grazia Spillantini, PhD | Oleg Anichtchik, MD, PhD

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