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Dani S. Bassett, PhD
… in the Departments of Bioengineering, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Neurology, and … Dr. Bassett is most well-known for blending neural and systems engineering to identify fundamental mechanisms of … disease in human brain networks. Dr. Bassett has received multiple prestigious awards, including Alfred P. Sloan …
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Robert Ellis, PhD
… modeling. Most of his career he has spent building systems, analyzing data and managing programs. In 2018, … in Parkinson’s disease (PD). This work has now expanded to multiple sclerosis and other disorders of the central nervous system. His family was personally impacted by PD through his …
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What We Fund: $49.7M Supports Parkinson’s Biology Insights and More
April 23, 2025
… diseases , such as dementia with Lewy bodies and multiple system atrophy. We have seen some progress in developing tracers, …
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Alpha-Synuclein Imaging Prize
… per population (e.g., PD, dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy) Selective in vivo binding to alpha-synuclein …
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New MJFF-Funded Project Continues Biomarker Momentum
November 15, 2023
… company has created a quantitative, objective measurement system for multiple sclerosis (MS), and with the help of this grant, … complete picture of PD. “Building on Octave’s progress in multiple sclerosis, we are thrilled to work with MJFF to …
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Bahareh Ajami
… afford an opportunity to study an immunologically protected system such as the brain. Over the past 16 years, she has … monocyte-derived macrophages as disease promoters in Multiple Sclerosis and 3) identified distinct blood-forming … neurodegenerative disease models. Currently, she is using a system immunological approach to explore the nature of …