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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Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, 2020Adaptive Immunity in the Etiology and Progression of Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Research from our team indicates that immune cells may play central roles in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD). In PD, certain types of nerve cells can activate specific... -
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, 2020Defining the Cellular and Molecular Determinants of Variable Genetic Penetrance in Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Why do some people develop Parkinson’s disease (PD) while others do not? Although many genetic risk factors have been identified, we still cannot confidently answer this question, or... -
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, 2020Cellular Mechanism of LRRK2 in Health and Disease
Study Rationale:
Leucine Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2), is the most commonly mutated gene in inherited forms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The LRRK2 gene codes for a protein kinase, an enzyme that adds... -
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, 2020IMPACT-PD - Implications of Polyamine and Glucosylceramide Transport in Parkinson’s Disease
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Mutations in the genes ATP13A2 (PARK9) and ATP10B trigger Parkinson’s disease (PD) and cause dysfunction of lysosomes, the recycling compartments of the cell. We explained these... -
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, 2020Parkinson5D: Deconstructing Proximal Disease Mechanisms across Cells, Space and Progression
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have unequivocally linked thousands of noncoding variants in 90 independent GWAS signals to susceptibility for common, genetically complex... -
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, 2020Dissecting Genetic Interactions of Parkinson’s Disease-associated Risk Loci
Study Rationale:
Parkinson’s disease can have multiple complex causes, including genetic and environmental, that are not fully understood. We will combine modern genetic and human stem cell-based...
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