Spotlight on Research

Roy N. Alcalay, M.D.
"Why do some people who carry genetic mutations associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD) never develop PD while others do?" asks Roy N. Alcalay, M.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders...
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PDF Research Initiatives
The Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) has a four-pronged research program dedicated to finding the cause(s) of and a cure for Parkinson's disease.
PDF’s research program includes:
- Center Grants Program
- International Research Grants Program
- Fellowship and Career Development Program
- Collaborative Endeavors (including the Advancing Parkinson's Treatments Innovations Grant)










