Congratulations to 2022 Postdoctoral Fellow Giovanni Bellomo for his role in the development and clinical validation of two new assays for DOPA decarboxylase, a potentially promising biomarker for PD/Lewy body disorders. Check out the paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A quantitative DOPA decarboxylase biomarker for diagnosis in Lewy body disorders - Nature Medicine

Using two newly developed immunoassays tested in three clinical cohorts, this study highlights CSF DOPA decarboxylase as a promising biomarker for differentiating dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkins...

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Summer Student Fellowship and Visiting Scholar Award applications are due on MONDAY! 😮 ▶️Apply now: www.parkinson.org/advancing-re...

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The following information is for researchers, clinicians & fellows. Learn more about the application processes for the various Parkinson's Foundation programs.

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📢 New from the Parkinson’s Foundation blog! 🧠 Discover how researchers at the University of Michigan are mapping the brain to unravel Parkinson’s disease and drive breakthroughs in understanding and treatment. Read more ⬇️ www.parkinson.org/blog/researc... @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social

Mapping the Brain in High Resolution: How the University of Michigan is Advancing Parkinson’s Neuroscience

In 2019, the Parkinson’s Foundation made a landmark $8 million investment to fast-track progress toward a cure — establishing four elite Research Centers across the U.S. In this article, we spotlight ...

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At the Parkinson’s Foundation, we remain dedicated to advancing equity in health and Parkinson’s disease care. Learn how we’re working toward a more inclusive future for all: Parkinson.org/about-us/vision-mission/diversity-equity-inclusion

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Our commitment to DEI removes barriers to care and research.

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🕙The clock is ticking!🕤 Summer Student Fellowship and Visiting Scholar Award applications are due in less than 2 weeks!! 😱 ▶️Apply now: www.parkinson.org/advancing-re...

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Applications close in JUST ONE WEEK for our Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Award! 😱 For more information and to apply, click the link below! www.parkinson.org/advancing-re...

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2025 was a remarkable year for the Parkinson’s Foundation! With your support, we launched new initiatives & vital PD resources, stayed fast in our commitment to improving PD care & research, and empowered the community through education & resources. Parkinson.org/blog/awareness/2025-milestones

Celebrating 12 Milestones that Defined 2025

In 2025, we advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) research while working hard to represent the one million people in the U.S. living with this neurodegenerative disease.

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🎓Are you an undergrad student, medical student, PhD student, or a postdoctoral fellow in pursuit of Parkinson's-related research projects? If so, you should apply for our Summer Student Fellowships or Visiting Scholar Awards! ▶️Applications are due 1/26, apply now: www.parkinson.org/advancing-re...

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👀 Did you know that the Parkinson’s Foundation is now accepting applications for our Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Award? Applications close on January 12th, get those apps in! www.parkinson.org/advancing-re...

Fellowships & Early Career Awards

Awarded to encourage young scientists, clinicians and students to devote their talents to the study of PD.

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📣Introducing our 2025 Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Awardee! This 1-year award is jointly supported by the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders (IAPRD) and is designed to foster clinical research into any aspect of PD conducted by young investigators.

📣Introducing our 2025 Postdoctoral Fellows! This two-year fellowship supports young scientists fresh from their PhD training or neurology residencies. This year we funded 6 Postdoctoral Fellowships for a total of $860k.

📣Introducing our 2025 Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Awardees! This award acts as a bridge to ensure promising early-career scientists stay in the #Parkinsons research field, helping us solve, treat, and end the disease. This year we funded 3 Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Awards for a total of $900k.

The Parkinson's Foundation is celebrating a significant milestone! Our landmark genetics study, PD GENEration, has enrolled 30,000 participants. 🧬 PD GENEration offers genetic testing and counseling, at no cost, to people living with Parkinson's disease in more than 8 countries. (1/3)

📣Introducing our 2025 Trailblazer Awardees! The Parkinson’s Foundation Trailblazer Award was designed to fund researchers for innovative projects that bring new light to the biology of #Parkinsons or test novel therapeutic ideas. This year we funded 7 Trailblazer Awards, for a total of $1.1 million.

🚨 Big news! The Parkinson’s Foundation is now accepting for our Visiting Scholar Award, Summer Student Fellowship, and Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Award! 🚀 Apply now: www.parkinson.org/advancing-re... @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social

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2024 Postdoctoral Fellow Jeroen Habets traveled all the way from Germany to present his work on understanding and treating dyskinesia at #SfN2025.

Another excellent trainee from @bdemira.bsky.social lab, Ashley Adamson, presenting her research at #SfN2025. 🚨Ashley is looking for postdoc opportunities!

2025 Visiting Scholar Awardee Teel Walters, from the lab of @bdemira.bsky.social, discussing some of the cool data she collected working in Alison Bernstein's lab this past summer. Perfect collaboration on an awesome project! #SfN2025

2024 Summer Student Fellowship awardee Navya Gullapalli presenting her work looking at new roles for astrocytes in PD risk. Awesome work! #SfN2025

2025 Summer Student Fellowship Awardee Negar Nasrkhani, who works closely with 2025 Postdoctoral Fellow Amitabh Bhattacharya, presenting her work at #SfN2025. Nice collaboration between two PF-funded awardees!

It was wonderful seeing everyone at the annual Parkinson's Foundation Social Event at #SfN25!

Check out the newest publication from 2024 Postdoc Fellowship Awardee @silasabuck.bsky.social! Intriguing results--much still to be learned about the role of GVBs.

Silas Buck@silasabuck.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Happy to share the 1st paper of my postdoc, finding elevated Rab phosphorylation in neurodegenerative diseases and association with granulovacuolar degeneration! Thanks to Dr. Sanders' mentorship and @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social @pfresearchteam.bsky.social support! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

⏰It's time to get your LOI submitted for the 2026 Parkinson's Foundation Launch Award! Applications close Wednesday, 10/29 at 3:00pm 😱 For more information and to apply, please visit: www.parkinson.org/advancing-re...

Fellowships & Early Career Awards

Awarded to encourage young scientists, clinicians and students to devote their talents to the study of PD.

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Congratulations to 2024 Postdoc Fellow Amitabh Bhattacharya for publishing a new review on how different forms of non-invasive brain stimulation alter brain plasticity. These non-invasive treatments have exciting implications for PD treatments! www.cell.com/trends/neuro...

Induction of plasticity and metaplasticity using noninvasive brain stimulation

Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) methods can modulate brain plasticity, the fundamental process by which synaptic connections are strengthened or weakened in response to synaptic activity or exter...

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⏰The clock is ticking to get your LOI submitted for the 2026 Parkinson's Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship! Applications close Wednesday, 10/22 at 3:00pm 😱 For more information and to apply, please visit: www.parkinson.org/advancing-re...

Fellowships & Early Career Awards

Awarded to encourage young scientists, clinicians and students to devote their talents to the study of PD.

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Our Impact Award LOI applications close THIS FRIDAY at 3:00pm Eastern! 😮 For more information and to apply, please visit: www.parkinson.org/advancing-re... @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social

Awards for Independent Investigators

Awards for independent investigators that we offer to advance Parkinson's research.

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🚨Our research grant LOI deadlines are approaching!🚨 ▶️Impact Awards: 10/10/2025 ▶️Postdoctoral Fellowships: 10/22/2025 ▶️Launch Awards: 10/29/2025 For more information and to apply, please visit: www.parkinson.org/advancing-re... @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social

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😮 Our Impact Award LOI closes NEXT FRIDAY, October 10th at 3:00pm Eastern! ▶️For more information and to apply, please visit: www.parkinson.org/advancing-re...

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We are now accepting applications for our Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Award! 🎉 This is 1-year, $50,000 award is designed to foster clinical research into any aspect of #Parkinsons disease conducted by young investigators. A few details below ⬇️

Check out the latest from Research Center Awardee @schandralab.bsky.social on cognitive dysfunction in mouse models of GBA-linked PD. They show that GBA mutations contribute to cognitive deficits via mechanisms involving dysfunctional synaptic vesicle endocytosis. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Synaptic vesicle endocytosis deficits underlie cognitive dysfunction in mouse models of GBA-linked Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies - Nature Communications

GBA, a major gene for Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, is associated with increased risk of developing dementia. Here, we demonstrate that GBA mutations in mice contribute to cognitive deficits through α-synuclein-independent mechanisms that impact synaptic vesicle endocytosis.

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