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, 2019Determining the Level of LRRK2 Inhibition Required for Therapeutic Efficacy
Study Rationale:
While inhibitors of LRRK2 activity are currently in clinical trials for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, the minimum requirement of target engagement to significantly modify... -
Therapeutic Pipeline Program, 2019Mapping Brain Response Patterns to Deep Brain Stimulation with FMRI
Study Rationale:
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) targets malfunctioning brain circuits. Commonly used to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD), this surgical therapy can produce striking clinical benefits when... -
Epidemiological Parkinson's Risk Modifiers, 2019Study in Norwegian Population to Identify Therapies with Repurposing Potential for Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
There are not yet medicines that can prevent or slow Parkinson’s disease. Developing a new therapeutic can cost up to 2.6 billion dollars and takes many years of screening, chemistry... -
Therapeutic Pipeline Program, 2019Managing Levodopa-induced Dyskinesias by Targeting Dopamine D1 Receptor Signaling
Study Rationale:
Parkinson’s is a complex brain disease caused by the gradual loss of brain cells producing the neurotransmitter dopamine, which controls movement, emotion and affect. However... -
Access to Data and Biospecimens, 2019Convergence of LRRK2 and GBA in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease Supplement
Promising Outcomes of Original Grant:
In our original project we used dopamine cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from people with Parkinson’s-associated LRRK2 or GBA mutations... -
Therapeutic Pipeline Program, 2019Small Molecule Therapeutics Targeting Nurr1
Study Rationale:
Nurr1 is a protein that plays critical roles in the development, maintenance and survival of dopaminergic neurons and, as such, is a potential therapeutic target for treating the...
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