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Parkinson's Disease Center of Excellence 2021 Pilot Project Awardees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
\"\"<\/td>\"Developing a drug discovery platform to identify inhibitors of alpha-synuclein aggregation using an in vivo Drosophila model system\"
\n
\nSwati Banerjee, PhD, Associate Professor
\nCellular & Integrative Physiology
\n
\nBiju Chandu, PhD, Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Medicine\/Infectious Diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Characterizing neuronal and glial autophagy in Lewy body disease and multiple system atrophy\"
\n
\nKevin Bieniek, PhD, Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
\nBiggs Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Assessment of olfactory sensory map in an alpha-synuclein-preformed ebril model of Parkinson's disease\"
\n
\nBiju Chandu, PhD, Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Medicine\/Infectious Diseases
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Macrophage infiltration into the brain and their fates in Parkinson's disease\"
\n
\nSenlin Li, MD, Professor
\nDepartment of Medicine\/Infectious Diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n

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Parkinson's Disease Center of Excellence 2019 Pilot Project Awardees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
\"\"<\/td>\"Dysregulation of mitochondrial chaperon and supercomplex assembly in neurodegeneration\"
\n
\nYidong Bai, PhD, Professor
\nDepartment of Cell Systems & Anatomy
\nUTHSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Tubulin polymerization promoting protein in Parkinson's disease\"
\n
\nSwati Banerjee, PhD, Assistant Professor
\nJean Bopassa, PhD, Associate Professor
\nDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
\nUTHSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Analyisis of the relationship between alpha-syeuclein overexpression and the dysregulation of energy homeostasis in Parkinson's disease-related olfactory dysfunction\"
\n
\nBiju Chandu, PhD, Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Medicine
\nUTHSA
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Development of novel proteasome activators targeting Parkinson's disease pathology\"
\n
\nMaria Gaczynska, PhD, Associate Professor
\nPawel Osmulski, PhD, Associate Professor\/Research
\nDepartment of Molecular Medicine
\nUTHSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"A pilot investigation of wearable devices to detect REM sleep behavior disorder\"
\n
\nMitzi Gonzales, PhD, Assistant Professor
\nDavid Gonzalez, PhD, Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Neurology
\nUTHSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"The role of miroglial L-type calcium channels in development of Parkinson's disease pathology\"
\n
\nSarah Hopp, PhD, Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Pharmacology
\n
\nBrij Singh, PhD, Professor
\nDepartment of Periodontics
\nUTHSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Miro1: A new molecular target for Parkinson's disease\"
\n
\nMadesh Muniswamy, PhD, Professor
\nSubramanya Srikantan, PhD, Instructor
\nDepartment of Medicine
\nUTHSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Alpha-synuclein imaging: A tool for Parkinson's disease research and clinical management\"
\n
\nRamesh Neelamegam, PhD, Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Radiology\/Research Imaging Institute
\nUTHSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Increased HSP25 reduces stress sensitivity and loss of dopaminergic neuron activity through the NRF2 pathway in an LRRK2-model of Parkinson's disease\"
\n
\nKarl Rodriguez, PhD,Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Cell Systems & Anatomy\/Barshop Institute
\nUTHSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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Parkinson's Disease Center of Excellence 2018 Pilot Project Awardees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
\"\"<\/td>\"Role of the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Protein (Mitofilin) in Parkinson's Disease\"
\n
\nJean C. Bopassa, PhD
\nAssistant Professor
\nDistinguished Junior Research Scholar
\nDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
\nUTHSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Characterization of NADP Oxidase Expression in the Brain of Alpha Synuclein-Overexpressing Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease\"
\n
\nBiju Chandu, PhD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Beta2-adrenergic Receptor Activiation and Risk of Parkinson's Disease\"
\n
\nAmrita Kamat, PhD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Consolidation of a Novel Neuroprotective Therapy for Parkinson's Diseas in a New \u03b1-synuclein (A53T) Mouse Model\"
\n
\nSenlin Li, PhD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\"Calcium Channels: Novel Targets for Parkinson's Disease\"
\n
\nBrij B. Singh, PhD
\nAssociate Dean for Research
\nProfessor
\nDepartment of Periodontics
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