Featured Researcher
The research of PDF-funded investigator Christine Klein, M.D., into a gene called Parkin, has helped to translate the genetic discoveries in the lab to benefit people with Parkinson’s in the clinic.
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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. In the fiscal year 2012, which began July 1, 2011, PDF is providing support to 40 scientific projects for a total of $5.5 million.
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)
