In October 2004, The Thomas Hartman Foundation for Parkinson鈥檚 Research pledged $4.4 million over five years to create the new Thomas Hartman Parkinson鈥檚 Research Laboratory at 黑料吃瓜资源 to focus on three core areas of Parkinson鈥檚 research: genes, cells and circuits. Dr. Jonathan Sebat and Dr. Nick Tonks will focus on identifying novel genes involved in Parkinson鈥檚 disease while Dr. Grigori Enikolopov鈥檚 group has created tools for visualizing neural progenitors, the brain鈥檚 store of reserve cells capable of becoming new neurons. They will adapt these tools in order to visualize dopamine cells specifically, thereby allowing them to screen for drugs that turn on brain repair mechanisms.
The Thomas Hartman Foundation seeks to provide grants for the newest and most innovative scientific projects which offer the best hope for the advancement and development of a cure. Scientists believe that, with proper research funding, a cure for Parkinson鈥檚 can be found within ten years—a time frame affirmed by top officials of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in testimony before Congress. Advances in Parkinson鈥檚 will contribute to the understanding of other devastating neurological diseases such as Alzheimer鈥檚, ALS and multiple sclerosis. The Thomas Hartman Foundation is dedicated to the single purpose of finding a cure for Parkinson鈥檚 disease and will solicit donors and fund scientists with bonafide ideas and research institutions that need funding. For additional information, visit www.hartmanfoundation.org.
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