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, 2020Parkinson’s Disease Subtyping by Genetic and Intestinal Inflammation Biomarkers
Study Rationale:
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide. Currently, no drugs are available to treat or prevent the disease because the processes... -
Biosample Use Program, 2020Single-molecule Detection of Oligomeric Synuclein in Body Fluids
Study Rationale:
Clumps, or aggregates, of the protein alpha-synuclein have been detected in spinal fluid of people with Parkinson’s disease, where its concentration shows potential to be a biomarker... -
Research Grant, 2020RT-QuIC Assay for Alpha-synuclein in Incidental Lewy Body Disease
Study Rationale:
In Parkinson's, the alpha-synuclein protein misfolds and aggregates into clumps, called Lewy bodies. When Lewy bodies are found in people without Parkinson’s, it can be diagnosed as... -
Research Grant, 2020Assessing Target Engagement for Terazosin
Study Rationale:
Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) do not produce enough of a compound called ATP. If a person does not make enough ATP, the cells in the body can die. This is very important... -
Research Grant Supplement, 2020LIMP-2 as a Scaffolding Protein to Characterize PD-Associated GCase Variants
Promising Outcomes of Original Grant:
Our original grant focused on determining the structure of the complex formed by the Parkinson’s-associated protein beta-gluccocerebrosidase (GCase) and its... -
Therapeutic Pipeline Program, 2020Using Vestibular Stimulation to Improve Neurovascular Status in Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Caloric vestibular stimulation activates the vestibular system, a sensory network with pathways spreading throughout the brain. The vestibular system is responsible for providing...
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