Parkinson's COE Pilot Awardees
2019 Pilot Awardees
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"Dysregulation of mitochondrial chaperon and supercomplex assembly in neurodegeneration"
Yidong Bai, PhD, Professor
Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy
UTHSA
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"Tubulin polymerization promoting protein in Parkinson's disease"
Swati Banerjee, PhD, Assistant Professor
Jean Bopassa, PhD, Associate Professor
Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
UTHSA
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"Analyisis of the relationship between alpha-syeuclein overexpression and the dysregulation of energy homeostasis in Parkinson's disease-related olfactory dysfunction"
Biju Chandu, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
UTHSA
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"Development of novel proteasome activators targeting Parkinson's disease pathology"
Maria Gaczynska, PhD, Associate Professor
Pawel Osmulski, PhD, Associate Professor/Research
Department of Molecular Medicine
UTHSA
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"A pilot investigation of wearable devices to detect REM sleep behavior disorder"
Mitzi Gonzales, PhD, Assistant Professor
David Gonzalez, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
UTHSA
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"The role of miroglial L-type calcium channels in development of Parkinson's disease pathology"
Sarah Hopp, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Brij Singh, PhD, Professor
Department of Periodontics
UTHSA
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"Miro1: A new molecular target for Parkinson's disease"
Madesh Muniswamy, PhD, Professor
Subramanya Srikantan, PhD, Instructor
Department of Medicine
UTHSA
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"Alpha-synuclein imaging: A tool for Parkinson's disease research and clinical management"
Ramesh Neelamegam, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology/Research Imaging Institute
UTHSA
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"Increased HSP25 reduces stress sensitivity and loss of dopaminergic neuron activity through the NRF2 pathway in an LRRK2-model of Parkinson's disease"
Karl Rodriguez, PhD,Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy/Barshop Institute
UTHSA
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2018 Pilot Awardees
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"Role of the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Protein (Mitofilin) in Parkinson's Disease"Jean C. Bopassa, PhD
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"Characterization of NADP Oxidase Expression in the Brain of Alpha Synuclein-Overexpressing Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease" Biju Chandu, PhD
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"Beta2-adrenergic Receptor Activiation and Risk of Parkinson's Disease" Amrita Kamat, PhD |
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"Consolidation of a Novel Neuroprotective Therapy for Parkinson's Diseas in a New α-synuclein (A53T) Mouse Model"Senlin Li, PhD |
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"Calcium Channels: Novel Targets for Parkinson's Disease"Brij B. Singh, PhD
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