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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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Previously funded studies appear chronologically, with the most recent appearing first.
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Therapeutic Pipeline Program, 2019Miro1-targeting Drug Discovery for Parkinson's Disease
Study Rationale:
There is mounting evidence for involvement of mitochondrial biology in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Alterations in mitochondrial dynamics and distribution have been... -
Therapeutic Pipeline Program, 2019Screening for Precision Parkin Activators
Study Rationale:
Defects in the protein parkin cause the loss of nerve cells in the brain and are responsible for many cases of young-onset Parkinson's disease that develops before 50 years of age. We... -
Research Grant, 2019Patient Reports on Cannabis Use in Parkinson's Disease
Study Rationale:
Medical marijuana (cannabis) is now legal in 47 states, and recreational use is legal in nine. Interest in cannabis for treating Parkinson’s disease (PD) is rapidly increasing. Despite... -
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, 2019Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2)
GP2 is a resource of the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Initiative.
Study Rationale
A substantial proportion of risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD) is driven by genetics, and genetic links... -
Improved Biomarkers and Clinical Outcome Measures, 2019Applying Artificial Intelligence for Early Identification of Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
The nervous system regulates heart rate in response to situations such as stress and emergencies. Dysfunction of part of the nervous system controlling the heart can cause changes in... -
Research Grant, 2019Enhancing the Clinical Utility of Data-Driven Parkinson’s Subtypes with Knowledge Distillation and Visualization
Study Rationale:
Data-driven analytics, such as machine learning methods, have been applied to discover comprehensive Parkinson’s disease (PD) subtypes from observational patient data. However, many of...
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