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Foundation invests $2.8M in 30 grants for innovative research

The Parkinson’s Foundation is investing $2.8 million in 30 research grants to help advance potential new therapies for Parkinson’s disease. The focus is to accelerate pioneering research into several aspects of the disease, conducted by early career researchers or those more established. The ultimate goal is to find…

MJFF grant to NysnoBio will advance gene therapy for Parkin-PD

A new grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) will help NysnoBio to advance the development of its experimental gene therapy for Parkinson’s patients with loss-of-function mutations in the Parkin gene — officially the PRKN gene — commonly known as Parkin-PD. The award will…