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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LRRK2 Biology LEAPS, 2012Combining Mass Spectrometry with Genetic and Pharmacological Approaches to Discover and Validate LRRK2 Substrates
Objective/Rationale:
Much recent work has suggested that comprehending the biological properties of an enzyme termed LRRK2 that is mutated in about one percent of all Parkinson’s disease patients... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2012Development of Small Molecule Hepatocyte Growth Factor Mimetics for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Objective/Rationale:
The goal of this project is to determine the clinical potential of a novel, orally active hepatocyte growth factor mimetic for the prevention and/or treatment of Parkinson’s... -
MJFF Research Grant, 2012Development of Nurr1-RXR Heterodimer Selective Agonists for Parkinson's Disease
Promising Outcomes of Original Grant:
We hypothesized that Nurr1 could be targeted indirectly with small molecules through other nuclear hormone receptors, and that such compounds would have... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2012Attenuation of Neuroinflammation by Brain-targeted Liposomal Methylprednisolone (2B3-201) in Two Pre-clinical Models of Parkinson's Disease
Objective/Rationale:
Based on increasing evidence of a chronic, self-sustaining environment of inflammation in the brain – or neuroinflammation – in Parkinson’s disease (PD), the objective of the... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2012A Small Molecule Approach to Correct Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Dysfunction
Objective/Rationale:
There is growing evidence that cholinergic interneurons (ChIs) in the striatum undergo maladaptive biochemical changes leading to their hyperactivation under conditions of... -
LRRK2 Biology LEAPS, 2012Protein Interaction Network Analysis and Pathway Modeling for LRRK2
Objective/Rationale:
Mutations in the Leucine-rich Repeat Kinase 2 gene (LRRK2) are the single most common cause for inherited Parkinson's disease (PD). LRRK2 is a large protein consisting of...
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