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, 2021Use of LRRK2 and Lysosomal Biomarker Signatures to Differentiate Idiopathic and Monogenetic Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
As new targeted therapies for Parkinson’s disease (PD) enter clinical trials, it will be important to develop biomarkers that will allow clinicians to match people with PD with... -
Biomarkers, 2021Autoimmune Targeting of Mitochondria as a New Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex, age-related disorder for which there are currently no biomarkers available to diagnose or predict the onset of disease. However, growing... -
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, 2021Engineering Research-enabling Cells to Fuel Mechanistic Studies of Parkinson’s Disease
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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have become widely used in the research community to investigate how mutations found in genetic studies of Parkinson’s disease (PD) alter the... -
Research Grant, 2021Bipolar Disorder and Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Mood disorders are common in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and, in many cases, precede motor symptoms and diagnosis by years. The relationship between bipolar disorder and PD... -
Therapeutic Pipeline Program, 2021Using Virtual Reality to Understand and Treat Freezing of Gait
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Freezing of gait, an episodic inability to initiate movement, is a leading reason for loss of independence in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Despite its prevalence, we lack an effective... -
Improved Biomarkers and Clinical Outcome Measures, 2021Isolating Olfactory Biomarkers of Early Parkinson’s Disease
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Recently, researchers discovered a specific set of molecules in the oily substance produced by the skin of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The findings stemmed from work with a...
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