Parkinson Society British Columbia is the voice of British Columbians living with Parkinson’s. Its purpose is to ease the burden and find a cure for Parkinson’s disease through advocacy, education, research and support services. The Society is part of a strong community united in its dedication to improve the lives of those affected by Parkinson’s.
Funding interests
Award types
Health Professional-Investigator, Scholar, Convening & Collaborating, Reach
Research interests
Parkinson Society British Columbia is interested in co-funding research relating to Parkinson’s and movement disorders, that contributes to the collective understanding of Parkinson’s, advances new treatments, and furthers the search for a cure.
- movement disorder
- Parkinson’s disease
Awards
2023
Recipient
Anthony LapsanskyAward type
Research trainee award
Project title
Coordinating movement in a complex world: How the midbrain and oculomotor
cerebellum encode visual motion originating from realistic scenes to guide
locomotion
Recipient
Ifeoluwa AwogbindinAward type
Research trainee award
Project title
The impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection/COVID-19 and microglial contribution on the
development and severity of Parkinson’s disease
2021
Recipient
Lisa JulianAward type
Scholar award
Project title
Organelle signalling in stem cell identity specification
Recipient
Nika ShakibaAward type
Scholar award
Project title
Unlocking the competitive potential of pluripotent stem cells: Towards novel stem cell therapeutics
2017
Recipient
Roger AshmusAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Development of improved substrates for live cell imaging to aid in discovering new glucocerebrosidase therapeutic agents
Recipient
Christina Bruna GrosAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Development of a flow cytometry assay for accurate and selective measurement of lysosomal GBA1 activity in PBMC
Recipient
Kota MizumotoAward type
Scholar award
Project title
Genetic dissection of neuronal pattern formation