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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Biomarkers, 2021The Development of Novel Probes for Imaging Glucocerebrosidase Activity in Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Mutations that disable glucocerebrosidase (GBA), a protein that strips sugars from molecules in the membranes of brain cells, are associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD)... -
Research Grant, 2021Parkinson’s Disease Patient Report of Problems (PD-PROP) Curation
Study Rationale:
What people with Parkinson’s feel and experience about their disease, and how it affects their lives, is of paramount importance to their care and participation in research. The... -
Environmental Risk Factors, 2021Pesticide Exposure, Systems Biology and Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Pesticide exposure is among the most consistently and widely reported environmental risk factors for Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, research on specific pesticides in... -
Environmental Risk Factors, 2021Environmental Risk Factors for Parkinson’s Disease in a Prospective Veteran Cohort
Study Rationale:
Parkinson’s disease may be caused by exposure to toxic substances in the environment, but few of these have been identified. One reason may be that scientists have studied the... -
Priority Biology, 2021Efficacy of PRKN Gene Delivery toward Mitigation of Alpha-synuclein-induced Degeneration
Study Rationale:
Genetic mutations that cause the functional loss of the PRKN gene and its corresponding protein, parkin, can cause early-onset Parkinson’s disease (PD). Regardless of the cause... -
Target Advancement Program, 2021Exploring the Role of FAIM, an Inhibitor of Cell Death, in Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by the degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. We recently discovered that a protein called FAIM can protect neurons from...
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