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APDA Research Funding

Current APDA Fellowships and Grants

Dr. George C. Cotzias Fellowships

In Vitro and In Vivo Examination of Molecular Mechanisms of MPTP-Induced Parkinsonism
Allen S. Mandir, MD, PhD
John Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Acquired Mitochondrial DNA Mutations in Parkinson's Disease
David K. Simon, MD, Ph.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

Research Grants

The Influence of Parkinson's Disease on Dexterous Manipulations
Dr. Jay Alberts
Georgia Tech University
Atlanta, GA

Adaptations in Serotonin and Dopamine Systems in Alpha-Synuclein Transgenic Mice
Dr. Anne M. Andrews
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA

Role of Glial Cells in Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration: Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) and Gene Expression Microarray Profiling
Ippolita Cantuti-Castelvetri, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Dopamine Receptor Dependent Subcelluar Trafficking of NMDA Glutamate Receptors in Parkinson's Disease
Anthone W. Dunah, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

In Utero Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections as a Risk Factor for Parkinson's Disease
Dave Anthony Gayle, Ph.D.
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Develop Experimental Animal Models for Parkinson's Disease in Zebrafish
Su Guo, Ph.D.
University of California
San Francisco, CA

Does Reduced Nurr1 Expression Increase the Vulnerability of Midbrain Dopaminergic Cells to Pesticides?
Yi He, MD, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

The Role of the Dendrite in MPP-Induced Dopaminergic Neuron Cell Death
David A. Hinkle, Ph.D.
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Development of a Novel Class of Potential Anti-parkinsonian Medications
Mark S. Sonders, Ph.D.
OHSU/Vollum Institute
Portland, OR

The Role of Elements of the Cell Cycle and of p 53 in Neuronal Cell Death and Cytoplasmic Inclusion Formation in a Model of Lewey Body Disease
Leonidas Stefanis, MD, Ph.D.
Columbia University
New York, NY

Regulated Over-Expression of A-Synuclein in Dopamine Neurons
Xiaoxi Zhuang, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL