Title of project or programme
The Monument Discovery Award
Principal Investigators of project/programme grant
| Title | Forname | Surname | Institution | Country |
| Dr | Richard | Wade-Martins | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
| Dr | Olaf | Ansorge | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
| Professor | Yoav | Ben-Shlomo | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
| Professor | Paul | Bolam | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
| Dr | Stephanie | Cragg | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
| Dr | Michelle | Hu | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
Address of institution of lead PI
| Institution | University of Oxford, Christ Church |
| Street Address | St. Aldates |
| City | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1DP |
Country
United Kingdom
Source of funding information
Parkinson’s UK
Total sum awarded (Euro)
5847950.76
Start date of award
01/02/2010
Total duration of award in months
60
The project/programme is most relevant to
- Parkinson’s disease
Keywords
Research abstract in English
The Monument Discovery Award ultimately aims to find a cure for Parkinson’s – to develop treatments that allow everyone to live free from the symptoms of the condition. Diagnosing Parkinson’s before the earliest movement symptoms appear, combined with more effective treatments that tackle the root causes of nerve cell death, will be crucial steps towards a cure. The themes are: Theme 1: What happens inside the nerve cells that die in Parkinson’s? Theme 2: Better animal models that truly reflect Parkinson’s Theme 3: Diagnosing Parkinson’s earlier – before the symptoms develop
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