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Looking for the latest in Parkinson's research?  Check out posts from PDF Executive Director, Robin Elliott and Director of Research Programs, James Beck, Ph.D.

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Spotlight on Research

Sonia George, Ph.D.

In April, PDF asked our friends and donors to help us Fund a Researcher by donating to the 2010 Parkinson’s Awareness Month Challenge.  Our supporters helped us to raise nearly $70,000 and fund the research of Sonia George, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota.

Learn more about Dr. George's research

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PDF-Funded Research

PDF is proud to have contributed to the important work of impressive and promising scientists.  For the fiscal year 2011, the following grantees have been awarded funding. Browse their research abstracts and also read about our past grantees.

 

International Research
Grantees

Tobias Kurth, M.D., Sc.D., and
Robert Y. L. Zee, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Leo J. Pallanck, Ph.D.
University of Washington

David Park, Ph.D.*
University of Ottawa

Hardy Rideout, Ph.D.*
Biomedical Research Foundation
of the Academy of Athens

Antonio P. Strafella, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C.*
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto Western Hospital/Institute
University of Toronto

Christian Wider, M.D.,* and
Matthew J. Farrer, Ph.D.
CHUV Lausanne and University of British Columbia

Cyrus Zabetian, M.D., M.S.*
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Divison
University of Washington

Research Fellowship
Grantees

Thomas Durcan, Ph.D.
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University

Sonia George, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota

James Maas, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco

Khurshida Shahidullah, Ph.D.
Weill Cornell Medical College

Ryan Walsh, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Maria Xilouri, Ph.D.
Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens

 

 *Denotes second consecutive year of funding.