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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Fast Track, 2001Molecular and Genetic Analysis of Parkin in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease
The ultimate goal of this proposal is to create new, more effective means of preventing, diagnosing and treating neural degeneration associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). PD is a chronic...
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Fast Track, 2001A Gene Therapy Development for PD in Synuclein Transgenic Mice
The number of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) is increasing rapidly because life expectancy of people in developed countries continues to rise. Without a medical breakthrough the number of people...
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Fast Track, 2001The Role of the Centromedian-Parafascicular Complex in the Origin and Pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease
This study will explore the role of the centromedian (CM)-carafascicular (Pf) thalamic complex in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease. We expect to confirm in an animal a common origin in the...
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Fast Track, 2001A Zebrafish Assay for Parkinson's Disease Drugs
We are developing an innovative model for Parkinson's disease using transgenic animals. The model is designed to rapidly screen thousands of potential small molecule drugs and to reduce the time it...
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Fast Track, 2001Caffeine and the Risks of Disease Progression and Dyskinesias in PD
A remarkable convergence of recent epidemiological and laboratory data has raised the possibility that dietary caffeine may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD). In our animal...
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Fast Track, 2001Efficient Generation and Transplantation of Dopamine Neurons Derived from Cloned Pre-Clinical Model Embryonic Stem Cells
In previous work, we have successfully generated functional dopamine neurons from both fetal CNS- and embryonic stem cells in animals. More recently (in collaboration with Rockefeller University) we...
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