Brain Canada program supports pair starting in Parkinson’s research

Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research, a Brain Canada program, has awarded two early-career scientists CA$100,000 (about $74,180) each in grants to advance research projects into Parkinson’s disease. Maria Ioannou, PhD, an assistant professor of physiology at the University of Alberta, is exploring alpha-synuclein protein clumping, a hallmark…

New Research Platform Seeks Parkinson’s Patients in Canada

Parkinson Canada is inviting patients to join the Canadian Open Parkinson Network (C-OPN) to help advance Parkinson’s disease care and research. The national research platform seeks to drive more efficient research, accelerate disease understanding, and uncover new treatments for the neurodegenerative disorder. The hope is to facilitate rapid…