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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MRI Biomarkers Program, 2025Validate Diffusion MRI Biomarkers of Early PD: A Multi-cohort Study of Free-water and CDM Measure
Study Rationale: Parkinson’s disease and related synucleinopathies, such as Dementia with Lewy Bodies, are challenging to diagnose at their earliest stages due to subtle initial symptoms. Our research...
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Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program, 2025Neuroprotective Therapy for PD Using Stabilizers of the LRRK2:14-3-3 Interaction, Supplement
Study Rationale: Our previous work shows that regulation of the phosphorylation of the Parkinson’s disease protein ‘leucine-rich repeat kinase 2’ (LRRK2) is a key mechanism controlling LRRK2...
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ASAP CRN Competitive Renewal Opportunity, 2025Senescence in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders
Study Rationale: While aging is the greatest risk factor for development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), how aging promotes PD is not fully understood. Examining the role of cellular senescence, a major...
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MRI Biomarkers Program, 2025Molecular MRI Correlates of Parkinsonian Neurodegeneration
Study Rationale: New imaging tools for Parkinson’s disease (PD) are urgently needed to help accelerate the development of new treatments. A special type of MRI scan, CEST MRI, can detect changes in...
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Neuronal Synuclein Disease Endotypes 2024, 2025Expanding Biomarker Characterization in Deeply Phenotyped DLB, PD and PDD Cohorts
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Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program, 2025ACT-02 as a Disease-modifying Therapy for Parkinson’s
Study Rationale: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder marked by the loss of dopaminergic neurons, however the underlying exact reasons are still not fully understood...

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