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Bonnie Strauss
… Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2014. As a person living with dystonia for over 30 years, and with a mother and … to raise awareness, support research and find a cure for dystonia and Parkinson’s. Dystonia is a poorly understood condition characterized by …
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Foundation Honors Three Distinguished Scientists with Our 2019 Major Research Prizes
November 18, 2019
… work to speed critical advances in Parkinson's disease and dystonia research on November 16, 2019, in New York City. … The fifth annual Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research was awarded to two distinguished … University of Alabama at Birmingham. The prize recognizes dystonia researchers for key scientific discoveries and …
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Laurie Ozelius, PhD
… the genetics of movement disorders, particularly hereditary dystonias and Parkinson’s disease and has identified the DYT1 DYT6 and DYT12 genes for inherited dystonias. Dr. Ozelius earned her PhD in genetics from … sections, and on the scientific advisory boards of the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, the Bachmann-Strauss …
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Foundation Honors Three Scientists with Research Prizes
November 15, 2016
… for their groundbreaking work in advancing Parkinson's and dystonia research at a ceremony held November 12, 2016 in … the second annual Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research . The prize acknowledges researchers for key scientific discoveries in dystonia , the third most common movement disorder affecting …
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Mark Stacy, MD
… Disorders. He is a member of the Parkinson Study Group, Dystonia Study Group and Tremor Study Group, and serves on … has clinical trial experience in Parkinson’s Disease (PD), Dystonia, and Tremor and has served on numerous protocol … in PD. He has published manuscripts in the areas of PD, dystonia, tremor and other movement disorders. He is also …
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William T. Dauer, MD
… and pathophysiology of basal ganglia disorders, notably in dystonias and Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Dauer’s work has defined circuit and cellular changes in dystonias and explored pathways of neurodegeneration in … neurodegeneration of specific brain circuits in dystonias and endolysosomal dysfunction in Parkinson’s …