Parkinson Society British Columbia
Overview
Health Research BC and Parkinson Society British Columbia partner to fund researchers whose work contributes to advancing understanding and care for people living with Parkinson’s. Together, we've supported projects exploring innovative treatments, including stem cell research and the role of microglia in disease progression.
Parkinson Society British Columbia is the voice of British Columbians living with Parkinson’s. Its purpose is to ease the burden and find a cure for Parkinson’s disease through advocacy, education, research and support services. The Society is part of a strong community united in its dedication to improve the lives of those affected by Parkinson’s.
https://parkinson.bc.ca/
Awards
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Dynamic functional brain imaging of the motor and cognitive effects of dopaminergic medications in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Read MoreParkinson’s disease (PD) is the fastest growing neurological disorder. A loss of dopamine producing brain cells is thought to cause movement difficulties…
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Jason Chan
Primary Investigator
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A chemical biology approach to uncovering modulators of a Parkinson’s disease-linked protein
Read MoreEnzymes are biological machines which facilitate crucial processes in the human body. A reduction in the function of a given enzyme, sometimes…
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Nicholas See
Primary Investigator
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The impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection/COVID-19 and microglial contribution on the development and severity of Parkinson’s disease
Read MoreParkinson’s disease (PD) globally affects 1 in 100 adults above 60. Exposure to environmental agents including viral infection increases vulnerability to PD.…
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Ifeoluwa Awogbindin
Primary Investigator
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Coordinating movement in a complex world: How the midbrain and oculomotor cerebellum encode visual motion originating from realistic scenes to guide locomotion.
Read MoreAs we move about the world, we experience optic flow – the movement of surfaces and objects resulting from self-motion. Studies of…
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Anthony Lapsansky
Primary Investigator
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2021
Unlocking the competitive potential of pluripotent stem cells: Towards novel stem cell therapeutics
Read MorePluripotent stem cells (PSCs) have the ability to expand endlessly, making copies of themselves, as well as to differentiate into all specialized…
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Nika Shakiba
Primary Investigator
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2021
Organelle signalling in stem cell identity specification
Read MoreStem cells offer tremendous potential for tissue regeneration and uncovering causes and treatments for many human diseases. Technologies developed over the past…
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Lisa Julian
Primary Investigator
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Development of improved substrates for live cell imaging to aid in discovering new glucocerebrosidase therapeutic agents
Read MoreParkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, with no standard treatment currently available. Therefore, there is…
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Roger Ashmus
Primary Investigator
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Development of a flow cytometry assay for accurate and selective measurement of lysosomal GBA1 activity in PBMC
Read MoreRecently, loss-of-function mutations of the GBA1 gene, which encodes glucocerebrosidase (GCase), have been characterized as a major genetic risk for Parkinson’s disease…
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Christina Bruna Gros
Primary Investigator
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2017
Genetic dissection of neuronal pattern formation
Read MoreNeurological diseases and disorders have been estimated to affect 3.6 million Canadians living in the community and over 170,000 Canadians living in…
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Kota Mizumoto
Primary Investigator
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