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PPMI Study Update Call – 3/15/18
PPMI Study Update Call Thursday, March 15 12-1 pm Eastern Time Andrew Siderowf, MD, MSCE Professor of Neurology University of Pennsylvania Co-Principal Investigator of PPMI PPMI participants are encouraged to call in to the next quarterly Study Update Call on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 12 pm EST. During this call, Dr. Andrew Siderowf, […]
Continue reading...PPMI at MDS 2017
The 21st International Congress of Parkinsons Disease and Movement Disorders (MDS) conference will take place next week, June 4-8, in Vancouver, Canada. PPMI leadership is happy to announce that several posters will feature PPMI data. We invite you to look for PPMI at this years meeting: Blue Ribbon Highlight: 840 Multiple modality biomarker prediction […]
Continue reading...PPMI 2017 Annual Meeting Summary
Nearly 180 PPMI investigators, coordinators, study cores, patient advisory and steering committee members, sponsors, and industry partners from around the world met in New York City May 3-4, 2017 to share PPMI study and scientific updates and to discuss the future of the initiative. The annual meeting remains a critical component to the study. It […]
Continue reading...Live Webinar February 24: 2016 PPMI Data Challenge Winners
In June of 2016, The Michael J. Fox Foundation challenged data scientists and computational analysts to work with PPMIs unprecedented collection of open-access clinical, molecular, and imaging data to answer two fundamental questions about Parkinsons disease: what are the subtypes of the disease, and what baseline factors predict disease progression? In total, forty researchers submitted […]
Continue reading...The Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces $25,000 PPMI Data Challenge to Advance Parkinsons Understanding and Study Design
Today The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) announced a challenge asking data scientists and computational analysts to work with researchers to answer fundamental questions about Parkinsons that limit our understanding and slow drug testing. The PPMI Data Challenge offers $25,000 each to two teams that develop models to answer either: What factors at baseline predict […]
Continue reading...PPMI Participating in Upcoming Datathon
The tranSMART Foundation is hosting the Cross Neurodegenerative Diseases Datathon June 30 - July 2. Scientists will use the tranSMART Platform to perform analyses across multiple public datasets in the neurodegenerative disease field, including PPMI, BioFIND, LRRK2, ADNI, and GEO PD.
Continue reading...PPMI at MDS 2015
PPMI is excited to announce that several presentations at the 19th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders (MDS) will feature PPMI data. View the PPMI-related abstracts for this congress happening in San Diego, California on June 14-18.
Continue reading...PPMI at AAN 2015
PPMI is headed to the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2015 Annual Meeting, taking place in Washington D.C. from April 18 through April 25. Top players in neurology will come together to learn about the latest in research, showcased through presentations and posters, including several featuring PPMI data.
Continue reading...Reform Movement and The Michael J. Fox Foundation Team Up for Study Investigating Genetic Mutations Common in Jews
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Director Rabbi Jonah Pesner: This study provides an important opportunity to help potentially stamp out an insidious disease and reflects the Jewish imperative toward pikuach nefesh, the saving of a life.
Continue reading...PPMI Expands to Include Individuals with GBA Mutation
PPMI will now be following individuals with a GBA mutation as part of the Genetic Cohort. In addition to being linked to Parkinson's disease, GBA mutations can cause Gaucher disease. A GBA mutation is more common among certain populations, specifically those of Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish descent. Read the full press release here.
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