To save researchers time and resources, The Michael J. Fox Foundation has made a number of tools available to the scientific community at low cost, with rapid delivery.
Helpful Resources
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Sponsored Tools Program
Learn more about how MJFF can help share your tools.
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Tools Consortium
MJFF is working with industry to develop priority tools.
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Preclinical Models
Learn more about the various in vivo models used in Parkinson's disease research.
Find a Research Tool
Filter by Tool Type or Gene/Protein Type to Organize Results
* = MJFF does not control pricing or terms of availability for this tool.
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Oligomeric Alpha-Synuclein Protein*
Stable oligomeric aggregates of alpha-synuclein protein. Intended for use in biochemical assays (not intended for use in the pre-formed fibril model).
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Parkin/PINK1 Double KO Rat
Knockout of Parkin and PINK1 in the Long Evans Hooded rat strain.
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Halo-Tagged LRRK2 MEF
Mouse embryonic fibroblast line with knockin of the Halo tag on the N-terminal of LRRK2.
Expected availability: Late 2024
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LRRK2 R1441G KI MEF
Mouse embryonic fibroblast line with knockin of the LRRK2 R1441G mutation.
Expected availability: Late 2024
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LRRK2 G2019S KI MEF
Mouse embryonic fibroblast line with knockin of the LRRK2 G2019S mutation.
Expected availability: Late 2024
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LRRK2 KO MEF
Mouse embryonic fibroblast line with knockout of LRRK2.
Expected availability: Late 2024
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SNCA Multiplication iPSC Lines*
Isogenic iPSC lines harboring a triplication , duplication, single copy, or KO of the SNCA gene derived from a patient with the triplication mutation. These lines were generated and kindly deposited by Birgitt Schuele at Stanford University into the MJFF Sponsored Tools Program.
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Rab 3 pT86 Phosphospecific Antibody
Rabbit monoclonal phosphospecific antibody directed against Threonine86 of Rab3. Suitable for immunoblot applications.
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