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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Clinical Intervention Awards, 2009NIC-PD Trial to Assess the Disease-modifying Potential of Transdermal Nicotine in Early Parkinson's Disease
Objective/Rationale:
No drugs are available that can slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Nicotine is a promising substance for this purpose. Firstly, epidemiological studies... -
Understanding LRRK2 Biology, 2009Characterization of LRRK2 Cellular and Signaling Pathways
Objective/Rationale:
Mutations in LRRK2 are thus far the most common known cause of late-onset Parkinson’s disease (PD). The most prevalent LRRK2 mutation G2019S has been shown to stimulate LRRK2... -
Understanding LRRK2 Biology, 2009Elucidating the Function and Downstream Targets of LRRK2
Objective/Rationale:
One of the most exciting recent advances in PD research is that mutations within the gene coding for a protein of unknown function, LRRK2, predispose people to PD. Since a number... -
Understanding LRRK2 Biology, 2009LRRK2 in Neuronal Architecture
Objective/Rationale:
Past observations in LRRK2 pre-clinical models have lead us to develop a unified hypothesis for LRRK2’s role in signaling/scaffolding and neuronal membrane dynamics. By utilizing... -
Understanding LRRK2 Biology, 2009Investigating signaling pathway dysfunction linked to LRRK2
Objective/Rationale:
Mutations in the gene LRRK2 are responsible for tens of thousands of cases of Parkinson’s disease, and are the most common genetic cause of this disease. At present we don’t... -
Understanding LRRK2 Biology, 2009Biochemical Characterization of Full Length Human Recombinant LRRK1 and LRRK2
Objective/Rationale:
Mutations in one gene, LRRK2, are a common cause of Parkinson’s disease. However, the protein product of this gene is large and complex and, to date, no one has been able to make...
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