“Increasingly, people recognize that science can’t be conducted in isolation. The fact that we bring together basic scientists, clinicians, and people who are kind of spanning both areas, I think is an important contributor to the success.”
Great research doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s a collaborative effort, with scientists sharing their learnings so others can build on them, each adding pieces to the puzzle we are all trying to solve.
Thanks in no small part to Pacific Parkinson’s Research Institute’s funding, there is a growing team of world-class scientists working towards a cure at the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre (PPRC). The funding has allowed our researchers to connect with their counterparts around the world to enhance the collective body of knowledge about the disease, its impacts on patients and how new findings can benefit patients’ lives now and in the future.
Marg Meikle Professorship
Named in honour of Porridge for Parkinson’s creator, Marg Meikle, the professorship has been held since inception by Parkinson’s clinician and research scientist, Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell, who also oversees the operations of the PPRC as its director.
John L. Nichol Chair in Parkinson’s Research
Dr. Martin McKeown holds the John L. Nichol Chair in Parkinson’s Research. He is also Professor and Head of Neurology at UBC.
Canada Research Chair in Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Jon Stoessl is a professor of Neurology at UBC, editor-in-chief of Movement Disorders, and the past Canada Research Chair in Parkinson’s Disease. He is also the former Director of the PPRC.
Director of UBC’s PET Imaging Laboratory
Dr. Vesna Sossi is a nuclear physicist specializing in the application of Positron Emission Tomography scans to the study of Parkinson’s Disease. Dr. Sossi is the Director of UBC’s PET Imaging Laboratory and is a professor in UBC’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.
James A. Moore Fellowship
The Fellowships aims to discover and invest in student researchers with high potential in contributing to the field of Parkinson’s. Current and past recipients of the Fellowship have worked alongside the research team at the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre.
Health Research BC Trainee Program
Michael Smith Health Research BC (Health Research BC) is British Columbia’s research funding agency, with a main priority to discover and retain high-potential researchers that will work in BC’s health sector.