The Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre is excited for launch of the Bjorn Moller Research Repository. Adults aged 19+ living with Parkinson's disease or other movement disorders, plus healthy-agers, are invited to contribute biological samples to the research repository.
Read MoreEach year, PPRI hosts a Scientific Review, at which PPRC’s senior researchers provide live presentations on current and past projects. The event is an opportunity to discover how recent findings are contributing to the progression of Parkinson’s research around the world, and what the research team is hoping to explore next.
Read MoreAiming to improve the effectiveness of patient care and treatment, Dr. Martin McKeown’s team at the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre and Movement Disorders Clinic are conducting two new studies. Both aim to investigate new technologies that could transform care for Parkinson’s disease patients.
Read MoreTwo new Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre (PPRC) research projects have recently been approved for funding by the Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute (PPRI) Board of Directors.
Read MoreRecently, Michael Smith Health Research BC highlighted its partnership with Pacific Parkinsons Research Initiative and how it fosters world-class research right in our backyard.
Read MoreThe Centre for Neurology Studies is currently recruiting participants for a 4-week clinical study with Dr. Martin McKeown and Dr. Ryan C.N. D’Arcy at the at the Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic.
Read MoreApril is Parkinson’s Awareness Month! Pacific Parkinson’s Research Institute, along with many others, is a proud partner of PD Avengers. We support their initiative to the United Nations with the “Red Letter Campaign”.
Read MoreDr. Silke Appel-Cresswell, who holds the Marg Meikle Professorship in Parkinson’s Research, recently published research on the potentially major benefit of diet on brain health, funded mainly by Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute.
Read MoreThe International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society leadership and its Scientific Issues Committee (MDS-SIC) has released a statement providing information regarding the COVID-19 vaccination opportunities, and particularly regarding patients with Parkinson’s Disease.
Read MoreLarry Gifford, PPRI Board of Directors, checks in with Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell, Parkinson’s clinician and research scientist, to share more information on current research projects funded in large part thanks to PPRI donors and Porridge for Parkinson's.
Read MoreThis year, while the world battles COVID-19, we’ve cooked up a unique way to carry on the Porridge for Parkinson’s breakfast tradition safely. In recent weeks, we’ve delivered hundreds of Porridge Packages to friends of PPRI with an invitation to join us for breakfast on Sunday, September 13, 2020, from the comfort of their own homes.
Read MoreLarry Gifford, PPRI Board of Directors, checks in with Dr. Martin McKeown, Director PPRC, about recent projects, the impact of COVID-19 on research, and C-OPN.
Read MoreJohn Nichol died at his home in Vancouver, peacefully, after a brief illness, at the age of 96. He a proud Canadian, and founding Chair of the Pacific Parkinson Research Institute at the University of British Columbia.
Read MoreApril is Parkinson’s awareness month, a time to shed light on a disease that affects more than 100,000 Canadians. At the Movement Disorders Clinic housed in the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, neurologists and researchers are working together to develop creative ways of using technology to help Parkinson’s patients.
Read MoreRecently on November 25, 2019, the amphitheatre at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at UBC had few empty seats for PPRI's 2019 Scientific Update.
Read MoreAt PPRI, we are firm believers that individuals can make a significant difference in the fight against Parkinson’s. The Porridge for Parkinson’s fundraiser is a perfect example. To date, Porridge for Parkinson’s has raised more than $3 million in BC alone.
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