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Why People Who Don't Have PD are Crucial to PD Research
October 31, 2011
… that they can participate and have a role to play in PD research. In fact, control participants provide researchers with important information for comparison with … Parkinson’s. By comparing people with and without disease, researchers have a better chance of identifying differences …
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What We Fund: $24 Million in New Grants for Parkinson's Research
February 25, 2019
… (MJFF) announces 127 new grant awards totaling more than $24 million. These projects reflect our research strategy to … treatments against GBA. Mutations in this gene are the most common genetic contributors to Parkinson's disease. We are … with the Weston Brain Institute, MJFF is supporting two computational science fellowships. Grants to the University …
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What We Fund: $16.5 Million in New Grants for Parkinson’s Research
June 29, 2020
… The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announces 19 new grant awards totaling more … projects as possible, collaborating with the Parkinson’s research community to continue to accelerate research. Support from our donors allows us to advance …
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Generation of LRRK2 Lentiviral Vectors
… Lentiviral vectors are efficient tools for gene transfer into mammalian cells, including in cell lines that are … of stable LRRK2 overexpressing cell lines. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: The availability for the research community of LRRK2 encoding lentiviral vectors will …
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Meet Us HERE to Celebrate 20 Years of Parkinson’s Research Progress
September 17, 2020
… a family member or a researcher, and no matter where you are in the world, we want you to know that we’re HERE . Since The Michael J. Fox … push critical Parkinson’s research forward. “Connection and community are more important than ever right now. They offer …
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What We Fund: $5 Million in New Grants for Parkinson's Research
April 29, 2019
… The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announces 39 new grant awards totaling more than $5 million. The selected projects reflect our research strategy to define, measure and treat Parkinson's … at another priority target: the alpha-synuclein protein. Nearly everyone with Parkinson's has clumps of …