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Alpha-synuclein and Tau Mislocalization to Dendritic Spines
… Objective/Rationale: In addition to motor disorders, Parkinson disease (PD) patients also … are the basic structural and functional units of the brain, whereas dendritic spines are numerous tiny communication units between neurons. The objective of this …
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Cell-to-Cell Transport of Alpha-Synuclein
… shape, and we think it transfers around the brain. We want to see if we can recreate this in non-human primates. Hypothesis: We are testing the hypothesis that we can get alpha-synuclein to … We will use this model to test novel therapies aimed at preventing the transfer of alpha-synuclein around the brain. …
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MJFF Awardee Announces Collaborative Agreement With GlaxoSmithKline
December 20, 2011
… Today, MJFF awardee ProteoTech, Inc ., a privately held biotechnology company, announced a funding agreement with GlaxoSmithKline … venture capital firms, proving that early investment at the pre-clinical research stage does in fact expand investment …
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From Berries to Bikes: How Team Driscoll’s is Helping to Speed a Parkinson’s Cure
June 25, 2019
… Driscoll's Team Photo of 2017 The day he signed up for the Tour de Fox Wine … handful of friends, family and coworkers. Then Senior Vice President of Global R&D at California-based seller of … they saw me as more. That was good for me and good for the company.” Flash forward to the day of the Ride, a team of 12 …
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Research Brief: Harnessing Technology for Hard-to-Treat Symptoms
October 20, 2020
… non-invasive neuromodulation device The following story appeared in our Fall/Winter 2020 edition of The Fox … on their feasibility and usefulness. Deb Burzynski Vice President Employee Communications and Culture …