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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 Supplement, 2015
    Modulation of MicroRNA Activities in Parkinson's Disease

    Objective/Rationale: 
    Previous data support that small non-coding gene regulatory RNAs, known as microRNAs, are dysregulated in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the disease-relevance of these changes...

  • Coordination of Clinical and Biological Collections for the, 2011
    Coordination of Clinical and Biological Collections for the LRRK2 Cohort Consortium

    Objective/Rationale: 
    MJFF is funding multiple international LRRK2 cohorts to gain insight into the relationship of this genetic mutation to Parkinson’s disease. Using standardized methods...

  • MJFF Research Grant, 2010
    The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI)

    Objective/Rationale:
    Currently there is no definitive diagnostic test for Parkinson’s disease (PD) in a live patient, and no way to track disease progression on a biological level. These gaps have...

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