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, 2019Enhancing the Clinical Utility of Data-Driven Parkinson’s Subtypes with Knowledge Distillation and Visualization
Study Rationale:
Data-driven analytics, such as machine learning methods, have been applied to discover comprehensive Parkinson’s disease (PD) subtypes from observational patient data. However, many... -
Research Grant, 2019Measurement of BMP and NAG Activity in CSF Samples
Study Rationale:
Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are a common cause of dominantly inherited Parkinson’s disease (PD). Previous studies showed that urine levels of a lipid [di-22:6-bis(monoacylglycerol... -
Research Grant, 2019Mechanistic Characterization of the PINK1-amplifying Compound MTK-458
Study Rationale:
Loss-of-function mutations in components of the PINK1/PRKN pathway lead to early onset Parkinson’s disease. Previous work by our company has shown that our compounds can amplify the... -
Research Grant, 2019Supplement: Investigation of PINK1-dependent Phosphorylation of Rab GTPases
Promising Outcomes of Original Grant:
We were trying to understand how the PINK1 gene targets a set of proteins known as Rab GTPases through protein modification known as phosphorylation. The... -
Research Grant, 2019PPM1H Activators for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Although Parkinson’s disease (PD) causes are in most cases unknown (idiopathic) some cases are linked to a person’s genetics. Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is a very important... -
Epidemiological Parkinson's Risk Modifiers, 2019Study in Finnish Population to Identify Therapies with Repurposing Potential for Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Effective treatments for slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease are urgently needed. Searching for possible treatments among drugs already used for other indications is a...
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