The Foundation supports research across basic, translational and clinical science to speed breakthroughs that can lead to the creation of new treatments and a better quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease.
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Previously funded studies appear chronologically, with the most recent appearing first.
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Research Grant, 2018Does Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Skin Predict That in the Brain?
Study Rationale:
Mitochondria -- the power generators of the cell -- do not function properly in Parkinson's disease (PD). This dysfunction, however, is not always present and can vary in its severity... -
Biomarkers Across Neurodegenerative Diseases, 2018Brain Networks as Targets of Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases
Study Rationale:
This study builds on two recent discoveries in neuroscience: first, the brain is organized in large-scale networks of nerve cells; and second, the clumps of alpha-synuclein, amyloid... -
Research Grant, 2018Searching for New Genes That Control Mitochondrial Self-Eating
Study Rationale:
Two proteins, PINK1 and parkin, keep cells healthy by breaking down damaged mitochondria, cell's energy generators. This process is known as mitophagy or mitochondrial self-eating... -
Access to Data and Biospecimens, 2018Interplay Between Microtubules, Alpha-synuclein and Inflammation as a Clue to Understanding and Managing Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Recent research has linked alpha-synuclein, a sticky protein that clumps in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and microtubules (cell structure supports) in Parkinson... -
Research Grant, 2018The Role of CD163 in Parkinson's Disease
Study Rationale:
Using pre-clinical models of Parkinson' disease (PD), we found CD163-positive macrophages -- immune cells with the CD163 protein on their surface -- to play an active role in... -
Research Grant, 2018Mapping Genetic and Molecular Networks Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
This study aims to produce data that will help to understand the molecular processes and networks underlying Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this study, we will use cells from people who...
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