banner
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research
@pfresearchteam.bsky.social
300 followers 210 following 91 posts
The Parkinson's Foundation knows that a research breakthrough can happen at any time & believes in educating our PD community with the latest research updates. https://www.parkinson.org/advancing-research
www.parkinson.org
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Pinned
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Aug 25
🚨 Big news! The Parkinson’s Foundation is now accepting LOIs for our research grants! 🚀

We're funding groundbreaking science through our Impact Awards, Launch Awards, and Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Apply now: www.parkinson.org/advancing-re...

@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
Award Deadlines
Researchers applying for various awards and fellowships should check here for award deadlines.
www.parkinson.org
1 3
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · 1d
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.
www.parkinson.org
1 1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · 5d
🚨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
For Researchers
The following information is for researchers, clinicians & fellows. Learn more about the application processes for the various Parkinson's Foundation programs.
www.parkinson.org
1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · 7d
😮 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...
For Researchers
The following information is for researchers, clinicians & fellows. Learn more about the application processes for the various Parkinson's Foundation programs.
www.parkinson.org
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · 8d
▶️For more information and to apply: 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.
www.parkinson.org
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · 8d
▶️Applicants must hold an MD degree.

▶️Applicants must be specialized in neurology, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, or related fields.

▶️Applicants must be either less than 35 years old or 5 years out of their residency program.
1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · 8d
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 ⬇️
1 1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · 9d
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.
www.nature.com
1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · 19d
For more information and to apply, please visit:
www.parkinson.org/advancing-re...

@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
For Researchers
The following information is for researchers, clinicians & fellows. Learn more about the application processes for the various Parkinson's Foundation programs.
www.parkinson.org
1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · 19d
⏰The clock is ticking to get your LOIs submitted for the
2026 Parkinson's Foundation research grants! Please note the following deadlines (all due at 3:00pm Eastern):

▶️Impact Awards: 10/10/2025
▶️Postdoctoral Fellowships: 10/22/2025
▶️Launch Awards: 10/29/2025
1 1 1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · 22d
📢 Congratulations to 2025 Visiting Scholar Awardee, Jingjing Lin, whose project focuses on assessing retinal biomarkers in #Parkinsons Disease. Jingjing will be mentored by Jane Alty at the University of Tasmania.

@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Sep 8
📢 Congratulations to 2025 Impact Awardee, Dr. Wim Versées from the Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, whose project focuses on validation of nanobody- and peptide-based chaperones for Glucocerebrosidase as a novel therapeutic strategy to fight #Parkinsons disease.

@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Sep 8
📢 Congratulations to 2025 Impact Awardee, Dr. Nuria Vendrell-Llopis from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, whose project focuses on disambiguating alpha-synuclein’s impact on cognitive decline.

@uabneuro.bsky.social @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Sep 8
📢 Congratulations to 2025 Impact Awardee, Dr. Kelly Stauch from the University of Nebraska, whose project focuses on new approaches for understanding dopaminergic neuron-specific mitochondrial alterations.

@nebraskamed.bsky.social @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
2
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Sep 8
📢 Congratulations to 2025 Impact Awardee, Dr. Sarah Shahmoradian from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, whose project focuses on unlocking the atomic binding site of a novel high-affinity molecule to alpha-synuclein in #Parkinsons brain & cell models.
@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Sep 8
📢 Congratulations to 2025 Impact Awardee, Dr. Colum MacKinnon from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, whose project focuses on the effects of vagus nerve stimulation on intrinsic lower leg spinal motoneuron excitability in #Parkinsons disease.

@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Sep 8
📢 Congratulations to 2025 Impact Awardee, Dr. Kauê Costa from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, whose project focuses on uncovering the dopaminergic mechanisms of early cognitive deficits in #Parkinsons disease.

@kmcostalab.com @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
2
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Sep 8
📣Introducing our 2025 Impact Awardees! The Parkinson’s Foundation Impact Award is a 2-year award that funds innovative projects that are in need of support to see their maximum impact on the #Parkinsons community.

🎉This year we funded 6 Impact Awards, for a total of $1.2 million.
6
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Sep 4
🚨New Symposium Alert!🚨
🧠White Matter in Focus: Exploring the Role of Myelin & Oligodendrocytes in Neurodegeneration
📅 Date: Wed, 22nd Oct
📍 Location: Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, UK
#Neurodegeneration #Myelin #Oligodendrocytes #Neuroscience

@caiuscollege.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk
2 2
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Aug 28
▶️LOIs are due on October 29, 2025 at 3:00PM.

▶️For more information and to apply: 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.
www.parkinson.org
1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Aug 28
▶️ The Launch Award is a two-stage program that tracks the awardee's career stage, providing a total of $400,000 for up to 4 years.

▶️Applicants must possess a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and be within 18 months to 6 years of completing that degree or clinical training at the time of application.
1
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Aug 28
Did you know that the Parkinson's Foundation is accepting LOIs for our Launch Award? 🤩

This 4-year, 2-stage award for outstanding postdoctoral researchers will enable them to complete needed mentored training and transition promptly to independent research careers in PD.

A few details below ⬇️
1 1 2
Reposted by Parkinson's Foundation Research
poonamthakur.bsky.social
Dr Poonam Thakur @poonamthakur.bsky.social · Aug 27
Thrilled to kick off our collaboration with @kmcostalab.com, supported by an Impact Award from @pfresearchteam.bsky.social. We will uncover how striatal dopamine contributes to cognitive decline in early stages of #Parkinsonsdisease. Exciting times ahead!
@tvmiiser @bio_iisertvm
kmcostalab.com
Kauê Machado Costa @kmcostalab.com · Aug 26
The lab has received a Parkinson's Foundation Impact Award!

Together with @poonamthakur.bsky.social, we will explore how dopamine signaling changes in early PD impacts cognition. We are honored and grateful for this opportunity!

proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_E...

@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
1 1
Reposted by Parkinson's Foundation Research
kmcostalab.com
Kauê Machado Costa @kmcostalab.com · Aug 26
The lab has received a Parkinson's Foundation Impact Award!

Together with @poonamthakur.bsky.social, we will explore how dopamine signaling changes in early PD impacts cognition. We are honored and grateful for this opportunity!

proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_E...

@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
1 1 16
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Aug 27
▶️LOIs are due on October 22nd, 2025 at 3:00 PM.

▶️For more information and to apply: 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.
www.parkinson.org
pfresearchteam.bsky.social
Parkinson's Foundation Research @pfresearchteam.bsky.social · Aug 27
▶️ The fellowship grants $140,000 over two years to Basic Scientists / $160,000 over two years to Clinical Neurologists.

▶️Basic Scientists must be within 5 years of receiving their Ph.D. / Clinical Neurologists must be within 3 years of completing their residency as of August 1st, 2026.
1