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, 2025Allosteric Small Molecule Therapies for Treating GBA1-PD
Study Rationale: Some people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have a change, or mutation, in a gene called GBA1. This gene makes an important enzyme called GCase, which helps keep brain cells healthy...
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Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program, 2025Lead Optimization of a B1-selective AMPK-activator for Treatment of PD
Study Rationale: Overwhelming evidence indicates that mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD). We have shown that activating the enzyme AMPK prevents...
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Research Grant, 2025Striatal and Extra-Striatal Cholinergic Terminal Density in LRRK2-PD.
Study Rationale: Sometimes, a "typo" in a gene called LRRK2 increases the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD), leading to a distinct PD version called LRRK2-PD. While people with LRRK2-PD maintain good...
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iPSC Phenotyping Environmental Exposure Program, 2025Assessing PD-relevant Toxicants on Neurons and Microglia and their Crosstalk
Study Rationale: We know that genetics plays a role in risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD) but does not explain every case, leading to the suggestion that genes work within the context of other exposures...
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Accelerating Biological Understanding and Therapeutic Translation For Parkinson’s Disease- Biology, 2025(SUPPLEMENT) Validation of LRRK2 Modifiers as Potential PD Therapeutic Targets
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Research Grant, 2025(SUPPLEMENT) Enhancing Brain Clearance Mechanisms to Limit Parkinson Disease Progression
Study Rationale: Recent evidence has shown that people with Parkinson’s disease have a buildup of toxic proteins in their brains, as a result of impaired waste clearance mechanisms. Linked to this...
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