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Generation and Characterization of iPS Neurons from Genetic Parkinson’s Disease
… This grant builds upon the research from a prior grant: Generation and Characterization … lysosomal and mitochondrial dysfunction. Importance of this Research for the Development of a New PD Therapy: There is … Research Grants … Research Grant Supplement …
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Generation of Alpha-synuclein Filament Protein and Characterization of Alpha-synuclein Rabbit Monoclonal Antibodies
… and monomer alpha-synuclein forms. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Monoclonal … alpha-synuclein will allow the field of Parkinson’s researchers to study human tissue, including development of … Research Tool … MJFF Research Grant …
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Research Results: New DBS Method for Freezing of Gait “Not the Approach for the Future” but Still Moves Field Forward
March 3, 2021
… Neuromodulation Approaches for Parkinson's Disease” research program — and recently published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience — researchers examined whether a novel method of DBS, using a … of side effects. The scientists in the trial were organized into three collaborating teams at the University of Florida …
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Foundation Confers Edmond J. Safra Humanitarian Award to Lily Safra and Honors Distinguished Scientists with 2020 Major Research Prizes
November 19, 2020
… the Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson's Research to Caroline Tanner, MD, PhD, and the Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research to William Dauer, MD. The three award recipients were announced at a virtual research roundtable event on November 17, 2020. Edmond J. …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Strategy to Generate, Characterize, and Distribute Preclinical Alpha-Synuclein Research Tools for Molecular Biology
November 12, 2016
… approaches for PD patients. A field-wide challenge in PD research however, is a general lack of availability for … reproducible, and readily accessible preclinical research tools. To address these challenges, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has developed a growing resource of …