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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Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2013Enteric Glial Cells as a New Source of Biomarkers for PD
Objective/Rationale:
The neural network of the gut called the enteric nervous system (ENS) is affected by the pathological process in PD. One of the relevant features of the ENS is its accessibility... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2013Protease-Activated Receptor-2 Expression in Parkinson’s Disease
Objective/Rationale:
Inflammation in the brain (neuroinflammation) is an ongoing process in Parkinson's disease and contributes to cell death. Anti-inflammatory compounds are... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2013The Influence of Bacterial Amyloid on Alpha-synuclein Misfolding in a Pre-clinical Model
Objective/Rationale:
In Parkinson’s disease (PD), in nerve cells in the brain and in the intestine, alpha-synuclein proteins are misformed with abnormal folds and develop small toxic... -
MJFF Research Grant, 2013LRRK2 PET Tracer Development
Promising Outcomes of Original Grant:
With our initial grant from MJFF, we focused on designing and synthesizing chemical matter with physico-chemical properties such that it could travel into the... -
Research Grant, 2013Search for Specific Retinal Biomarkers of Parkinson’s Disease
Objective/Rationale:
Although not usually thought of as part of Parkinson’s disease (PD), relatively subtle changes in vision and retinal structure have been reported among PD patients by... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2013Epigenetics of Parkinson’s Disease in Japanese Males in the Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program
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The goals of the project are to identify a unique set of DNA modifications (methylation) in brain sections of those with and without Parkinson’s disease (PD), exposed to...
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