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Tatiana Foroud, PhD
… Genetics at Indiana University. Dr. Foroud received her PhD from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1994. She …
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Cristina Januário, MD
… Cristina Januário received her degree in medicine in 1976 from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. She has …
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Biomarkers and Immunotherapy for Parkinson's Disease
… of misfolded, aggregated, and nitrated proteins released from dead or dying nigral neurons and present in the … : The project will involve collecting blood specimens from Parkinson’s disease patients and analyzing specific … To test our hypothesis, whole blood samples were collected from clinically diagnosed PD patients and healthy caregivers …
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Gremlin-1, a Putative VTA-derived Neuroprotective Factor in Parkinson's Disease (Supplement)
… This grant builds upon the research from a prior grant: Gremlin-1, a Putative VTA-derived … En1Cre pre-clinical model [En1(tm7 (Cre/ESR1)Alj/J- from Jackson Labs] were crossed with Grem-1loxP/loxP … infusion) with MPTP (IP injection) will rescue SN neurons from cell death indicates that Gremlin plays a …
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Ultra-Athlete Sam Fox and More Than 2,000 People Complete “Tour de Fox” Journey to Raise Nearly $2 Million for The Michael J. Fox Foundation
September 17, 2015
… Canada, on Saturday, September 12. The Tour, which set out from Maine on June 2, generated nearly double its $1-million … efforts. The Tour also enjoyed tremendous support from the Board of Directors of The Michael J. Fox Foundation … onlookers and participants alike shared #tourdefox tales from the road and encouragement to help Sam keep going. …
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Meet MJFF’s Virtual Cyclists: The Family Cheerleader, Maggie Rowland Wortendyke
August 10, 2020
… In this four-part blog series, MJFF asked participants from local Tour communities and beyond about why they … their bikes on the back of their Prius and driving from upstate New York to Greenville, South Carolina to ride … focus our efforts on the ride this year and take a year off from Pounds for PD. Next year it will be back and better …