## Breadcrumb - [Home](/) - [Advancing Research](/advancing-research) - [Finding A Cure](/advancing-research/finding-cure) ## Breadcrumb - [Home](/) - [Advancing Research](/advancing-research) - [Finding A Cure](/advancing-research/finding-cure) # Currently Funded Grants ## 💡 Quick Summary - We focus on understanding how Parkinson’s impacts the brain and body and to guide the development of new [treatments](/living-with-parkinsons/treatment "Treatment"). - Our research areas help explain why people experience PD differently, improve care today and build the foundation for targeted therapies and future cures. - Through independent investigator awards, [fellowships and early-career programs](/advancing-research/for-researchers/fellowships-early-career-awards "Fellowships & Early Career Awards"), we support innovative science and train the next generation of Parkinson’s researchers. ![Researcher in lab taking vials](/sites/default/files/styles/no_sizing/public/images/currentlyfundedgrants.jpg?itok=lkosOzAU) While working to make life better today for everyone living with PD, we also focus on the next Parkinson’s breakthrough. The Parkinson’s Foundation prioritizes three areas of research to change the course of Parkinson's. ![Infographic of research grant types](/sites/default/files/styles/no_sizing/public/images/researchgranttypes.png?itok=tbFBZT78) ### Understanding Biology This area of research explores how and why Parkinson's impacts the brain and body. Understanding the biology of PD is essential to defeating this disease. Importantly, discoveries in this area can serve as a starting point for investigators working toward new treatments. ### Understanding Neural Circuitry These studies might take a big-picture view of how the brain and nervous system work or drill into the details of how individual brain cells talk to each other. Both paths help us understand how the brain should function and where problems start when PD causes normal processes to malfunction. ### Understanding Symptoms Parkinson’s symptoms are diverse and can change everything from the way a person moves to the ways they experience the world. Investigating movement, and non-movement symptoms help researchers understand the impact of Parkinson’s and generate a path to create new medicines. Combined, these three areas of investigation help us improve treatment, understand why people experience PD differently, and lay the groundwork for more targeted therapies to build a path to a cure. 2026 Parkinson’s Foundation Research Grant Recipients ## Independent Investigator Awards | totaling $4,748,400 Provide support for high-risk, high-reward research with the potential to transform our understanding of PD, establish new directions in PD research, or accelerate the development of novel interventions. - ### Impact Awards | Foundational Research | 7 awards totaling $1,400,000 *Supports innovative fundamental research that advances our understanding of PD biology.* Nora Bengoa-Vergniory, PhD Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Leioa, Spain [*Exploring oligodendrocyte progenitor cell inhibition in PD*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1588159) Erika Holzbaur, PhD University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA [*Autophagic secretion as a trigger for neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1588321) David Komander, PhD Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia [*Non-protein substrates of the deubiquitinase UCH-L1 / PARK5*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1588670) Gabor Kovacs, MD, PhD University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada [*3D Mapping of Noradrenergic Pathology in Parkinson’s Disease: Impact of Alzheimer’s Co-Pathology and Ependymal Dysfunction for Stratified Medicine*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1588330) Joseph Mazzulli, PhD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL [*Examining the role of long non-coding RNA NEAT1\_2 and paraspeckles in Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1590311) Prayag Murawala, PhD Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME [*Harnessing neurogenesis in the adult axolotl brain for regenerative therapies in Parkinson’s disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1589001) Danielle Schmitt, PhD University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA [*Functional Imaging of PINK1 Activity Dynamics*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1584527) - ### Impact Awards | Translational Research | 7 awards totaling $1,400,000 *Supports impactful research advancing promising discoveries closer to clinical use.* Zoltan Arany, MD, PhD University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA [*Selective mTOR inhibition to treat Parkinson's Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1577812) Paul Blainey, PhD Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA [*New mechanisms and targets in Parkinson’s disease with optical pooled screening*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1590303) Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA [*Integrating Complex Subcortical Neural Dynamics and Deep Brain Stimulation for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1590278) Adrianna Galvan, PhD Emory University, Atlanta, GA [*Astrocyte-Based Modulation in the Basal Ganglia: A Novel Preclinical Strategy to Treat Parkinsonism in Non-Human Primates*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1585492) Hanseok Ko, PhD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD [*Targeting NOD2-a-Synuclein aggregates interaction to mitigate neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1586073) Per Petersson, PhD Umea University, Umea, Sweden [*Homeostatic gene-therapy in PD*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1589493) Ross Wilson, PhD University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA [*Permanent and Precise Downregulation of Alpha-synuclein to Treat Parkinson's Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1590467) - ### Momentum Awards | 2 awards totaling $615,000 *Enables standout researchers to continue promising work from recently completed Parkinson’s Foundation Awards.* Jane Aldrich, PhD University of Florida, Gainesville, FL [*Exploration of Compounds that Modulate Protein Phosphatase 2A to Treat Parkinson’s Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1693988) Raymond Norton, PhD Monash University, Clayton, Australia [*Developing a Kv1.3 Inhibitor as a New Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1693989) - ### Environmental Trigger Awards | 4 awards totaling $1,173,400 *Supports research into environmental factors linked to PD, such as how pesticides and other environmental toxins affect brain cells. Studies look to inform policies that reduce harmful environmental exposures at the state and federal level.* Ethan Brown, MD University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA [*Investigating early-life exposure and Parkinson's disease using a multi-generational cohort and state-wide registry*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1584488) Deborah Cory-Slechta, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY [*Inhaled Paraquat and Parkinson’s Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1721588) Zachary Freyberg, MD, PhD University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA [*Novel mechanisms of dopamine neuron resilience in Parkinson's disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1585075) Brent Ryan, PhD University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom [*Multiparametric assessment of Parkinson’s toxicants using MitoPAINT and LysoPAINT*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1588680) - ### Trailblazer Awards | 1 award totaling $160,000 *Provide support for research addressing key knowledge gaps and strategic research priorities in Parkinson’s disease.* Alfonso Enrique Martinez-Nunez, MD University of Florida, Gainesville, FL [*Prediction of Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease Based on Functional Connectivity and Microstructural Integrity Profiles*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1582569) ## Fellowships and Early Career Awards | totaling $2,834,000 Supports promising research from young investigators who are training to become next-generation research leaders in the PD field. - ### Postdoctoral Fellowships | 7 awards totaling $1,000,000 *Enable young scientists fresh from their PhD training to study at major research institutions* Nick Bodnar, MD, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA [*Investigation of oxidation-dependent retromer disassembly in synucleinopathy*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1585418) Floriane Bretheau, PhD Laval University, Quebec, Canada [*Targeting the blood brain immune axis to prevent dissemination and progression of Parkinson's disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1582368) Alessandro Comincini, PhD Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY [*A Novel Microtubule-Mediated Mechanism of Alpha-Synuclein Function in Dopaminergic Neurons: Implications for Parkinson’s Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1585486) Ian Cooney, PhD Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA [*Ultrastructural Consequences of Lysosomal Acidity Loss and Restoration on Lysosomes and Mitochondria in Neurons*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1592673) Casey Mahoney-Crane, PhD National Institute on Aging (NIH NIA), Bethesda, MD [*Investigating the role of LRRK2 on lysosomal biology and function using human-derived induced microglia*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1589885) Aastha Singh, PhD Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI [*Decoding neuronal vulnerability to alpha-synuclein pathology*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1584850) Giacomo Sitzia, PhD University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark [*Brainstem Circuits Linking Subthalamic Stimulation to Motor Recovery in Parkinson’s Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1592382) - ### Launch Awards | 4 awards totaling $1,600,000 *Enable postdoctoral researchers to complete needed mentored training and transition promptly to independent research careers in PD.* Meghan Bucher, PhD Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY [*Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2C (SV2C) as a modifier of Parkinson’s disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1590882) Silas Buck, PhD Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC [*LRRK2-associated mechanisms of granulovacuolar degeneration body formation in Parkinson's disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1568404) Xiaolin (Lindsay) Huang, PhD University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA [*Dopamine Dynamics and Sleep Deficits in Parkinson's Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1593465) Donghe Yang, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY [*Decoding the Development and Vulnerability of Midbrain Dopaminergic Neuron Subtypes in Parkinson's Disease and Aging*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1584415) - ### Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Award | 1 award totaling $50,000 *Supports clinical research into Parkinson’s disease conducted by young investigators who are underrepresented in current research (jointly supported by the Parkinson’s Foundation and the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders \[IAPRD\]).* Jamal Al Ali, MD University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands [*Lab- and Home-Based Trial of Rapidly Adaptive DBS for the Treatment of Gait and Freezing in patients with PD*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1638443) - ### Parkinson’s Foundation-ABF Clinical Research Training Scholarship | 1 award totaling $150,000 *Supports Parkinson’s disease research training for clinician-scientists who are members of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) (jointly supported by the Parkinson’s Foundation and the American Brain Foundation in collaboration with AAN).* Arjun Balachandar, MD University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada ***Adaptive Cortical Neuromodulation Using a Brain-Computer Interface to Treat Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease*** - ### Summer Student Fellowships | 14 awards totaling $56,000 *Supports students, specifically advanced undergraduates and medical students, in their pursuit of Parkinson's-related summer research projects.* Anna Buretta Princeton University, Princeton, NJ [*Investigating the regulation of dopaminergic neurons resilient to Parkinson's disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1621612) Shanamon Chandavimol Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL [*Molecular dissection of V15A and A30G mutants of a-synuclein in a yeast model*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1651029) Jorge Garcia University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX [*Network Predictors of Motor Response in STN and GPi Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1640229) Arnav Godavarthi University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA [*Mechanistic Role of a-Synuclein Ser129 Phosphorylation in Parkinson’s–Related Synaptic Dysfunction*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1650614) Kamren Khan University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA [*Spatiotemporal dynamics of beta and broadband activity along the hyperdirect pathway*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1650085) Sarah Lavelle University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA [*Longitudinal Beta Power Dynamics During Continuous and Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1640265) Joonseo Lee Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD [*Identifying Neuroprotective Drug Candidates Using Human Dopaminergic Neurons Under a-Synuclein Stress*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1649024) Eileen Ma Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC [*LRRK2 and Rab12 Response to Lysosomal Damage Upon Pathological Tau Expression*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1646372) Grace McMahon University of New England, Biddeford, ME [*Characterizing genes differentially expressed in Parkinson's patient monocytes*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1641336) Anna Moore University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL [*Characterization of the Earliest Spread of Alpha-synuclein Aggregation*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1642960) Sophie Muñoz Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY [*Understanding Sex-Based Brain Differences in Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1647685) Rishi Nixon University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD [*Unfolded Protein Response (UPR)-Modulatory Neuroprotection by an Endogenous Chaperone in a Stem Cell Model of Parkinson’s*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1649263) Lisa Steger University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany [*Decoding the Role of GBA-E326K in Astrocytes in Synucleinopathies*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1617388) Grace Zhang Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC [*Effect of Cholinergic Lesion on Sensory Processing and Anesthetic Vulnerability*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1646817) - ### Visiting Scholar Awards | 7 awards totaling $28,000 *Provide graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with opportunities to expand their existing skillset to benefit their Parkinson's research.* Jolien Bogers Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands [*The Etiology of Parkinson's disease: assessing the role of environmental factors*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1644104) Ivan Campbell University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL [*DSI Studio Connectometry Training at UAB for Dissertation on Parkinson’s Disease Freezing of Gait*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1650418) Emma Fikse University of New England, Biddeford, ME [*Training in the a-synuclein PFF model to assess the role of cholesterol in Parkinson’s disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1642143) Ayaka Fujimaki Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan [*Mechanisms Linking Sleep and DNA Repair in the Maintenance of Neural Homeostasis: Translational Insights into Parkinson’s Disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1650108) Pauline van Barschot Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands [*EQuAL PD: A novel preventive workplace intervention to enhance sustainable work participation in Parkinson’s disease*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1648967) Jaqulin Wallace Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA [*Discovering how post-translational modifications of a-synuclein affect its function and dysfunction at synapses: new insights into Parkinson’s Disease mechanisms*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1639027) Longfei Wang, PhD Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia [*Integrated Mitochondrial DNA Profiling for Parkinson’s Biomarker Discovery*](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1593695) ## Clinician Awards | totaling $600,000 Support investigators of all stages - ### Paul Oreffice Innovations in Care Awards | 3 awards totaling $600,000 *Award recipients explore care models to improve outcomes for Parkinson’s patients* Nina Browner, MD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC [Right Care, Right Time: APP-Led, Electronic Health Record-Embedded Hospital-to-Home Care Model](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1596210) Jori Fleisher, MD Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL [Adapting a Peer Mentor-Supported Educational Intervention to Improve Resilience and Health Outcomes in People living with Parkinson's Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1584243) Ludy Shih, MD, MMSc, FAAN, FANA Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA [Embodied Conversational Agents for Parkinson’s Disease (ECA-PD)](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1592840) 2025 Parkinson’s Foundation Research Grant Recipients ## Independent Investigator Awards | totaling $3,230,000 Support investigators with innovative scientific approach to Parkinson’s research - ### Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Awards | 3 awards totaling $900,000 *Provide critical funding to early career scientists to further their PD research* Jared Cregg, PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI [***From Mice to Man: Modulating Brainstem Networks for Effortless Locomotor Coordination in Parkinson's Disease***](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1444093) Lauren Hammer, MD, PhD University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA [***Subcortical stimulation-entrained gamma oscillations for adaptive deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease***](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1419797) Jacob Simmering, PhD University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA [***Identifying Sentinel Diagnoses to Improve the Detection of Prodromal and Early Parkinson's Disease***](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1432098) - ### Impact Awards | 6 awards totaling $1,200,000 *Provide the support that will enable researchers to test new ideas with an impact to the PD community and generate compelling results that will facilitate continued investment from the Parkinson’s Foundation and other funders* Kauê Costa, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL ***[Uncovering the dopaminergic mechanisms of early cognitive deficits in Parkinson’s disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1437213)*** Colum MacKinnon, PhD Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN ***[The effects of vagus nerve stimulation on intrinsic lower leg spinal motoneuron excitability in Parkinson’s disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1436161)*** Sarah Shahmoradian, PhD University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX ***[Unlocking the Atomic Binding Site of a Novel High-Affinity Molecule to Alpha-Synuclein in Parkinson’s Brain and Cell Models](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1437264)*** Kelly Stauch, PhD University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE ***[New approaches for understanding dopaminergic neuron-specific mitochondrial alterations](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1436542)*** Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL ***[Disambiguating Alpha-Synuclein’s Impact on Cognitive Decline](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1412684)*** Wim Versées, PhD Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, VIB), Ghent, Belgium ***[Validation of nanobody- and peptide-based chaperones for Glucocerebrosidase (GCase) as a novel therapeutic strategy to fight Parkinson’s disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1432945)*** - ### Trailblazer Awards | 7 awards totaling $1,130,000 *Provide support for research addressing gaps in the understanding and treatment of PD* Jay Alberts, PhD Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH ***[Utilizing AI to realize the value of skin biopsy phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1443747)*** Steve Cummings, MD California Pacific Medical Center (Sutter Bay Hospitals), San Francisco, CA ***[Long-term follow-up of TOPAZ participants](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1541320)*** Sirwan Darweesh, MD, PhD Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands ***[Slow-SPEED: Slowing Parkinson’s Early through Exercise Dosage](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1421986)*** Simone Engelender, MD, PhD Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel ***[A Novel Peptide Strategy to Prevent a-Synuclein Accumulation and Aggregation in PD and DLB](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1463004)*** Patrick Lewis, PhD Royal Veterinary College, London, UK ***[Defining the impact of the LRRK2 G2385R variant](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1413800)*** Paolo Moretti, MD University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT ***[Identification of candidate Parkinson’s disease predisposition genes in multi-generational high-risk pedigrees](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1444204)*** Wilma van de Berg, PhD VUMC Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands ***[Scrutinizing cellular shuttling in Parkinson's disease: a more fluid perspective on Lewy bodies](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1443862)*** ## Fellowships and Early Career Awards | totaling $1,090,000 Support and train young investigators - ### Postdoctoral Fellowships | 6 awards totaling $860,000 *Enable young scientists fresh from their PhD training to study at major research institutions* Tatyana Bodrug, PhD Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY ***[Mechanisms of LRRK2 Activation in Parkinson's Disease-Associated Lysosome Dysfunction](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1443704)*** Yujie Fan, PhD California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA ***[Self-assembling synuclein induces Parkinsonian pathology in vitro and in vivo](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1435603)*** Xiaolin (Lindsay) Huang, PhD University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA ***[Dopamine Dynamics and Sleep Deficits in Parkinson's Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1440141)*** Jonggeol (Jeff) Kim, PhD Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX ***[Using Causal Pivot Model and AI to identify novel PD risk variants](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1417321)*** Pamela Marcott, MD, PhD University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA ***[Dissecting neural circuits regulating sleep fragmentation in Parkinson's disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1443244)*** Katherine (Katy) Surridge, PhD Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY ***[Determining Parkinson’s Disease-associated LRRK2’s cellular function using designer small molecules](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1439460)*** - ### Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Award | 1 award totaling $50,000 *Supports clinical research into Parkinson’s disease conducted by young investigators who are underrepresented in current research (jointly supported by the Parkinson’s Foundation and the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders \[IAPRD\])* Hikaru Kamo, MD, PhD University of Florida, Gainesville, FL ***[Artificial intelligence-based deep brain stimulation programming for Parkinson’s disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1466740)*** [Meet Dr. Kamo](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/hikaru-kamo "Hikaru Kamo, MD, PhD") - ### Parkinson’s Foundation-ABF Clinical Research Training Scholarship | 1 award totaling $150,000 *Supports Parkinson’s disease research training for clinician-scientists who are members of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) (jointly supported by the Parkinson’s Foundation and the American Brain Foundation in collaboration with AAN).* Laura de Lima Xavier, MD Washington University, St. Louis, MO ***Characterizing Dystonia-Specific Functional Brain Networks in Parkinson Disease and Focal Isolated Dystonia*** [Meet Dr. Xavier](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/laura-de-lima-xavier "Laura de Lima Xavier, MD") - ### Summer Student Fellowships | 12 awards totaling $48,000 *Supports students, specifically advanced undergraduates and medical students, in their pursuit of Parkinson's-related summer research projects* Marlie Ali Yandza Laval University, Quebec, Canada ***[Involvement of astrocytes in Parkinson's disease via disruption of the brain's peripheral immune axis and alteration of the neurovascular unit](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1468264)*** Lea Bastien CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Ile-Montreal, Montreal, Canada ***[Multimodal MRI markers to predict phenoconversion in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1476925)*** Ella Chiu VA Puget Sound Health Care System - Seattle VA Medical Center, Seattle, WA ***[Investigating the Role of Ceramide Metabolism in Pathogenic Protein Aggregation in PD](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1476611)*** Gabriela Clemente Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL ***[Mechanisms of toxicity in GBA-Parkinson’s disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1477434)*** Naomi Grabus University of Florida, Gainesville, FL ***[Targeting NaV1.7 for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease-Associated Pain](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1476118)*** Andrew Kim University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA ***[Exploring Glymphatic Dysfunction as a Biomarker of Dopaminergic Activity and Disease Severity in Prodromal and De Novo Parkinson's Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1477395)*** Lehmann Matheny University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL ***[Investigating the role of Rab27b effector protein Coronin1c in regulating alpha-synuclein pathology and lysosomal activity](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1474085)*** Aidan Meyers University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL ***[Exploring Intestinal SLC4A2 as a Potential Modifier of Dopaminergic Neuron Degeneration in a C. elegans Model of Parkinson’s Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1477586)*** Negar Nasrkhani University Health Network, Toronto, Canada ***[Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation of the Pedunculopontine Nucleus to Address Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1474489)*** Gerald Nwosu Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN ***[Investigation of Beta Power Change in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex as a Biomarker for Deep Brain Stimulation Associated Cognitive Impairment](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1465980)*** Mira Ravi Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA ***[Investigating the Effects of Low-Frequency Deep Brain Stimulation on Tremor](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1471413)*** Henri Xhukellari Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY ***[Unraveling mechanisms of sex differences in pain symptoms of Parkinson’s diseases](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1477742)*** - ### Visiting Scholar Awards | 8 awards totaling $32,000 *Provide graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with opportunities for expanding their existing skillset to benefit their Parkinson's research* Valerio Antonio Arcobelli University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy ***[Exploring the Longitudinal Decline in Newly Diagnosed PD Using Machine Learning Approaches](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1476088)*** Anna Dortmond University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands ***[Cognitive Decline and Cholinergic Degeneration in Parkinson's Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1477891)*** Emma Green University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada ***[Dual-hit hypothesis-based approach to modulating alpha-synuclein levels and Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1476609)*** Jingjing Lin University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia ***[Assessing Retinal Biomarkers in Parkinson's Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1471857)*** Perel Rose Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ ***[Toxicant-induced priming of inflammasome pathways in Parkinson's disease](file:///Users/connor/Downloads/Toxicant-induced%20priming%20of%20inflammasome%20pathways%20in%20Parkinson's%20disease)*** Mikaela Rosen Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY ***[An exploration of the relationship between HLA alleles and T-cell function in PD](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1443375)*** Fatemeh Tabari Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA ***[Investigating the Interaction between Cortical and Subcortical Regions Involved in Voluntary Motor Control and Speech Production in Parkinson's Disease: A Combined EEG and STN-DBS Approach](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1477576)*** Teel Walters University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL ***[Identifying convergent regulatory elements of Parkinson’s associated environmental toxicants](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1476761)*** 2024 Parkinson’s Foundation Research Grant Recipients ## Independent Investigator Awards | totaling $899,480 Support investigators with innovative scientific approach to Parkinson’s research - ### Impact Awards | 6 awards totaling $899,480 *Provide the support that will enable researchers to test new ideas with an impact to the PD community and generate compelling results that will facilitate continued investment from the Parkinson’s Foundation and other funders* Edward Burton, MD, DPhil, FRCP University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA ***[Oxidative damage to telomeres in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1259272)*** [Meet Dr. Burton](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/edward-burton "Edward Burton, MD, PhD") Daniel Finley, PhD Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA ***[A potent, brain-penetrant inducer of parkin-independent mitophagy](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1266186)*** [Meet Dr. Finley](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/daniel-finley "Daniel Finley, PhD") Henry Houlden, PhD University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK ***[Understanding the GBA1 risk factor in African Parkinson’s disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1264605)*** [Meet Dr. Houlden](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/henry-houlden "Henry Houlden, PhD") Trisha Pasricha, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA ***[Pathologic changes of the enteric nervous system in early Parkinson’s disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1266192)*** [Meet Dr. Pasricha](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/trisha-pasricha "Trisha Pasricha, MD") Henricus Ruhe, MD, PhD Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands ***[Whole brain modeling and perturbation to understand and better treat depression in Parkinson’s disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1257268)*** [Meet Dr. Ruhe](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/henricus-ruhe "Henricus Ruhe, MD, PhD") Chris Smillie, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA ***[Dissecting microbiome heterogeneity to uncover the mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1264789)*** [Meet Dr. Smillie](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/chris-smillie "Chris Smillie, PhD") ## Fellowships and Early Career Awards | totaling $1,962,000 Support and train young investigators - ### Launch Awards | 3 awards totaling $1,200,000 *Enable postdoctoral researchers to complete needed mentored training and transition promptly to independent research careers in PD* Christine Olson, PhD University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA ***[Investigating the gut microbiome as a modifier of Parkinson’s disease therapeutic response](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1244609)*** [Meet Dr. Olson](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/christine-olson "Christine Olson, PhD") Rebecca Wallings, PhD University of Florida, Gainesville, FL ***[Investigating the effects of LRRK2 mutations in immune exhaustion](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1263938)*** [Meet Dr. Wallings](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/rebecca-wallings "Rebecca Wallings, PhD") Xiaowen Zhuang, PhD University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA ***[Investigating the role of corticostriatal synaptic plasticity in impulse control disorder in Parkinson's disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1248418)*** [Meet Dr. Zhuang](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/xiaowen-zhuang "Xiaowen Zhuang, PhD") - ### Postdoctoral Fellowships | 5 awards totaling $686,000 *Enable young scientists fresh from their PhD training to study at major research institutions* Amitabh Bhattacharya, PhD University Health Network, Ontario, Canada ***[Non-invasive transcranial ultrasound stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus as a treatment of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1262111)*** [Meet Dr. Bhattacharya](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/amitabh-bhattacharya "Amitabh Bhattacharya, PhD") Silas Buck, PhD Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC ***[LRRK2-HDAC6 pathway as a mediator of tau neurotoxicity in Parkinson's disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1244721)*** [Meet Dr. Buck](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/silas-buck "Silas Buck, PhD") Jeroen Habets, MD, PhD Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany ***[Understanding and modulating network dynamics in Levodopa-induced dyskinesia with non-invasive cortical method](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1266305)*** [Meet Dr. Habets](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/jeroen-habets "Jeroen Habets, MD, PhD") Fuu-Jiun Hwang, PhD Stanford University, Stanford, CA ***[Motor memory engrams in Parkinson's disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1264715)*** [Meet Dr. Hwang](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/fuu-jiun-hwang "Fuu-Jiun Hwang, PhD") Ines Patop, PhD Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA ***[The regulation of subcellular mito-nuclear balance and gene expression dynamics in Parkinson’s disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1258683)*** [Meet Dr. Patop ](/living-with-parkinsons/stories/ines-paptop "Inés Patop, PhD") - ### Summer Student Fellowships | 13 awards totaling $52,000 *Supports students, specifically advanced undergraduates and medical students, in their pursuit of Parkinson's-related summer research projects* Matéo Dumas Université Laval, Québec, Canada ***[Understanding the neuroprotective benefits of polyphenol metabolites in Parkinson's disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1297985)*** Avanteeka Ganguly Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA ***[Developing a novel Human Microglia-Neuronal Co-culture Model to study Gut-Brain Axis in Parkinson’s Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1277387)*** Navya Gullapalli University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL ***[Markers of Glial Function in a Novel Model of Parkinson's Disease Risk](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1298237)*** Celine Haddad CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Ile-Montreal, Montreal, Canada ***[Validation of a prognostic marker of Lewy body dementia atrophy in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1291110)*** Macie Hakim Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD ***[Using video-based pose estimation to measure change in motor function in persons with Parkinson's disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1272741)*** Mia Kim University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA ***[Educational Attainment and Cognitive & Motor Reserve as Modifiers of Long-Term Motor Function in Parkinson's Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1298090)*** Min Jae Kim University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA ***[Characterizing Tremor “Sweetspots” and Side Effect “Sourspots” following Thalamic High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Tremor-Dominant Parkinson’s Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1299692)*** Ava Knickerbocker Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY ***[Repurposing Chemotherapeutics for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1297982)*** Grace Kuo Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD ***[Understanding ASC specks prion-like spreading mechanism and its effect on a-synuclein pathology](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1293791)*** Sophia Lehrman Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC ***[VPS35 and LRRK2 Interplay underlying PD pathology](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1294077)*** Rahima Mumed Emory University, Atlanta, GA ***[Behavioral Analysis of a Parkinson's Disease Mouse Model: Exploring Bilateral Motor Coordination](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1298048)*** Samme Xie Emory University, Atlanta, GA ***[Video-based Quantitative Analysis of Orofacial Movements and Pupil Activity in a Parkinson’s Disease Mouse Model](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1298292)*** Angela Zhao Yale University, New Haven, CT ***[A Gut Feeling: Influence of Gut Microbiota on Alpha-Synuclein Pathology](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1298684)*** - ### Visiting Scholar Awards | 6 awards totaling $24,000 *Provide graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with opportunities for expanding their existing skillset to benefit their Parkinson's research* Mackenzie Bolen University of Florida, Gainesville, FL ***[Gut-first biomarker discovery within Parkinson's disease: single-cell spatial molecular imaging identifies molecular patterns of inflammation in colon and brain](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1293721)*** Roberta Bovenzi University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy ***[Investigating common genetic background in Parkinson's Disease and dystonia](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1300309)*** Sheila Fortes University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil ***[Identification of disease-specific brain transport targets for Parkinson's disease (PD)](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1280302)*** Hajr Hameed University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario ***[Uncovering motor deficits in isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder using a comprehensive battery of clinical, laboratory, and free-living mobility assessments](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1293730)*** Nour-elhouda Neili Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia ***[Validating the Protective Impact of Ion Channel Blockers in a Parkinson's Disease Model: Insights from Patient-Specific iPSC-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1298547)*** Ashwini Sansare Texas A&M University, College Station, TX ***[Sensory contributions to balance control in individuals with Parkinson Disease](https://proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_EFyKQdtyY%3D/Public/AwardDetails/1300235)*** ### Calling All Researchers If you are a Parkinson's researcher, clinician or fellow, learn more about our awards and grants designed to help you further your research and career in the Parkinson's field. 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