The Demoucelle Parkinson Charity invests in stem cell therapy research project
- Research Find out more about the 11th project supported by DPC.
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Specialist charity funders act as catalysts, says KU Leuven researcher
- Research Professor Peter Vangheluwe’s team received support from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for research rejected by other funders. Having subsequently achieved a significant scientific breakthrough, he is convinced that informed charity funders play a vital role in accelerating development of a cure.
Parkinson’s Disease research is smarter and faster, says MJFF scientific advisory board member
- Research Neuropharmacologist Ian Reynolds talks about how Parkinson’s Disease research has changed over his career, his expectations for a cure and the importance of charitable funding.
New Parkinson’s Disease diagnostic tools to support treatment research – AC Immune’s chief scientific officer
- Research AC Immune’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Marie H. Kosco-Vilbois discusses how the development of a diagnostic tool to safely and effectively diagnose and monitor Parkinson’s Disease can support research into pioneering treatments.
Cell conversion cures mice with Parkinson’s but uncertain it will work in humans – UCal researcher
- Research UCal researcher Hao Qian talks about his team’s success in curing mice with Parkinson’s Disease by replacing the dopamine-producing cells that are destroyed by the condition, but says a great deal more research is needed before being able to be sure that the process will work as well in humans.
Parkinson’s Disease breakthrough required patient detective work says KU Leuven research team
- Research It has taken years of painstaking research to achieve an important scientific discovery with the potential to improve diagnostics, treatment and perhaps even a cure for Parkinson’s Disease, however the KU Leuven team know that more patient detective work is still needed and funding is key!
Interview with Shaun Martin PhD, Parkinson’s Disease researcher at KU Leuven
- Humans touched by Parkinson’s / Research We asked Shaun Martin PhD, a senior postdoctural scientist researching Parkinson’s Disease at KU Leuven, to tell us more about his role, motivation and research. His responses were both eye-opening and touching. Read his full interview here.
How a Belgian PhD student’s ‘Eureka’ moment could herald Parkinson’s breakthrough
- Research Sarah van Veen remembers the moment her lab experiment went blue, as if it was yesterday! It was September 2016 and she was two years into her biomedical science doctorate studying how a dysfunctional protein in brain cells contributed to the development of Parkinson’s Disease. “I wasn’t really expecting to see blue that … Continued
Portrait of Liesbeth Aerts – researcher in neurobiology at the VIB-KU Leuven
- Humans touched by Parkinson’s / Research A few years ago, Liesbeth attended a motivational seminar given by Patrick & Anne-Marie. Their positive attitude was so inspiring that she decided to help the Demoucelle Parkinson Charity.
Portrait of Patrick Cras, Professor of Neurology
- Research Portrait of Patrick Cras, Professor of Neurology & Head of Service at the UZ Antwerp.