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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Target Advancement Program, 2021Exploring the Role of FAIM, an Inhibitor of Cell Death, in Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by the degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. We recently discovered that a protein called FAIM can protect neurons from... -
Therapeutic Pipeline Program, 2021Novel Inhibitors of Cell Death for the Treatment of People with Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Subcellular structures called mitochondria perform many critical activities for brain cells. They generate enormous amounts of energy and remove the calcium that floods into neurons... -
Biomarkers, 2021The Development of Novel Probes for Imaging Glucocerebrosidase Activity in Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Mutations that disable glucocerebrosidase (GBA), a protein that strips sugars from molecules in the membranes of brain cells, are associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD)... -
Research Grant Supplement, 2021Profiling the Removal of Damaged Mitochondria in Stem Cell-Derived Brain Cells from People with Parkinson’s
Promising Outcomes of Original Grant:
Our previous work has shown that metabolic failure plays a critical role in the pathology of Parkinson’s disease (PD). A plethora of evidence from different... -
Priority Biology, 2021Gene Expression Changes Induced by Alpha-Synuclein
Study Rationale:
Deposits of the alpha-synuclein protein are the key cellular pathology recognized to drive the progression of Parkinson’s disease leading to the death of neurons. The alpha-synuclein... -
Biomarkers, 2021Use of Neuronal Exosomes to Predict Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
In Parkinson’s disease (PD), the build-up of alpha-synuclein inside nerve cells leads to formation of abnormal clumps and death of dopamine-producing cells and other neurons. By the...
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