August 21, 2024 - 🧬 [nGram] Today’s Neurology Scoop: SPARK NS Awards $10M for Parkinson’s Research


  1. SPARK NS awards five projects up to $10 million to advance academic discoveries in Parkinson’s disease
    • SPARK NS announced five projects selected for the 2024 Parkinson’s Disease Translational Research Program.
    • Each project will receive up to $2 million in milestone-based funding over two years.
    • The program includes education, mentoring, and networking opportunities to aid drug development.
    • Selected projects focus on reducing alpha synuclein spread, designing small molecule degraders, enhancing autophagy, preventing dopamine-induced neurotoxicity, and axonal reinnervation therapy.
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