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Michael Sierks, PhD
… postdoctoral work at Carlsberg Laboratory in Denmark. His research interests center around engineering proteins to … application his lab is working on is to develop a potential diagnosis and treatment for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a … and clear it from the brain before it can aggregate into neurotoxic plaques. …
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Episode 27: The Development and Application of the Alpha-Synuclein Seed Amplification Assay with Claudio Soto
November 19, 2024
… key role in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease, and researchers have been investigating this protein as a … seed amplification assay, including applications in diagnosis, clinical trials, and drug development for … in our audience. These episodes offer a deeper dive into exciting new scientific research on Parkinson’s …
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Ruth Schneider, MD
… Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester. Her research focuses on developing digital tools to measure disease progression, designing decentralized research studies, investigating the neuropsychiatric … work is driven by a long-term goal: to enhance the early identification of individuals at risk for or in the …
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Gene Therapy to Enhance Levodopa Response Progressing in Clinical Trials
September 6, 2017
… decreased. Given this data, Voyager expects to move into Phase II trials next year. Innovating Improvements for … stages of disease. The Michael J. Fox Foundation funded early stages of this trial at the University of California, … release for study details. Interested in participating in research? Register for Fox Trial Finder to receive updates …
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The Best Books We Read in 2014
December 29, 2014
… outbreaks of cholera in London in the 1850s, and turns into something of a detective story as a physician and a … in the support network of a caregiver. -Katie Forsberg, Research Partnerships Assistant I first read Good to Great … in medical school, performing symptoms for the students to diagnosis. She has to rate the doctors based on the level of …
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Rosie Watson, MBBS, FRACP, PhD
… Rosie Watson is clinician researcher in geriatric medicine and laboratory head at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, where she leads an interdisciplinary research program. She has clinical expertise in the diagnosis and management of dementia, as well as the …