{"id":1004,"date":"2022-06-03T17:43:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T22:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iimsprod.wpengine.com\/parkinsons\/?page_id=1004"},"modified":"2023-02-14T15:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T21:42:01","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/parkinsons\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Perry &amp; Ruby Stevens Parkinson&#8217;s Disease Center of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"font-size: inherit;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\" src=\"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/sites\/iims\/files\/parkinsons-coe\/images\/Perry%20and%20Ruby%20Stevens.png\" alt=\"Perry &amp; Ruby Stevens\" \/><\/h3>\n<div class=\"region region-content\">\n<div id=\"block-system-main\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main\">\n<div id=\"node-1240\" class=\"node node-parkinsonscoe-page clearfix\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">The overarching goal of the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\"><em>Perry and Ruby Stevens Parkinson\u2019s Disease Center of Excellence<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\"> is to accelerate Parkinson\u2019s disease (PD) research in South\u00a0Texas, build a community of PD scholars, and serve as a lightning rod to stimulate further growth in this area of science and medicine for our city and region.\u00a0 The financial support for the PD Center of Excellence provided by The Perry and Ruby Stevens Charitable Foundation (Kerrville, Texas) is leveraged by three organizational units of UT Health San Antonio \u2013 the Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science, the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, and the Office of the Vice President for Research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The programmatic components of the PD Center of Excellence are threefold:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive pilot research program that aims to accelerate PD-focused research by funding innovative projects directed at slowing, stopping, or reversing the progression of PD and developing improved therapies for those living with PD.\u00a0 A key objective is to enable downstream competitive grant funding for PD research from both government agencies and private sources.<\/li>\n<li>Mentored career development program that will build the pipeline of PD researchers across the continuum from basic to translational to clinical science.\u00a0 Young investigators will be mentored by experienced scientists and clinicians so as to optimize their career success as independent researchers focusing on PD.<\/li>\n<li>Outreach, educational, and community engagement activities, including a monthly seminar series, an annual research symposium, and community activities that bring together a wide range of PD stakeholders across our region and the nation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The long-term goal of the Center is to build the PD research quality and capacity of UT Health San Antonio to the level required to compete successfully for a National Institutes of Health Morris K. 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