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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Accelerating Biological Understanding and Therapeutic Translation for Parkinson’s Disease Program, 2023Discovering Ocular Biomarkers of Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale: Early detection of Parksinson’s disease (PD) leads to improved care and better quality of life. However, the current methods for diagnosing PD, physical examination and brain imaging...
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Improved Outcome Measures, 2021Development of PD Biomarkers Using Focused Ultrasound-based Noninvasive Biopsy
Study Rationale: There is an urgent need to develop non-invasive biomarkers that are able to diagnose and track the progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Focused ultrasound blood brain barrier...
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Parkinson's Pathway Biomarkers, 2021Phospho-proteome Analysis of PBMCs in LRRK2 Mutation Carriers: Expansion & Validation of Findings of the Barcelona LRRK2 Biorepository
Study Rationale: We established a biorepository of blood cells from G2019S LRRK2-PD patients recruited at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (Barcelona). Using this cohort, we performed a phospho...
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Research Grant, 2024Developing Outcome Measures for Assessing Freezing of Gait: A Multi-Center Study
Study Rationale: Standardized and accurate assessment of freezing of gait (FOG), a debilitating symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD), is needed to develop and rigorously test novel therapies. However...
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2022: Accelerated Therapeutics Program, 2024(SUPPLEMENT) Small Molecule Mitochondrial Modulators for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Study Rationale: Mitochondrial dysfunction is a crucial driver of the initiation and progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Mitochondria are structures that produce cellular energy, and in neurons...
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Research Grant, 2023Construction of a Library of Digital Technologies for Use in Research and Care of Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale: The past decade has seen enormous growth in commercially available digital technologies — including sensors, devices and smartphone apps — for the detection and monitoring of...
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