The Parkinson Foundation in Sweden, Parkinsonfonden

The Research Foundation of the Swedish Parkinson’s Disease Association is under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Silvia.

The Swedish Parkinson’s Disease Association has initiated the launching of a research found in 1987. The found is directed towards clinical research regarding Parkinson’s disease. The Research Foundation is supporting the Arvid Carlsson Institute in Gothenburg.

The Parkinson Foundation, Parkinsonfonden, regularly organizes and funds Parkinson's-related research initiatives. The Foundation is dedicated to support clinical research for understanding of the brain and how Parkinson’s disease affects it and for development of a cure for Parkinson's disease.

The Parkinson Foundation in Sweden awarded over 5 Million SEK to Swedish clinical Parkinson research during 2008.

The Scientific Advisory Board (2010) is composed of a group of leading Parkinson's researchers and clinicians from across Sweden. Its members, listed below, are actively involved with the grant review sessions and other activities that guide the Parkinson Foundation's scientific and research policies.

· Professor Per Odin
· Professor Lars Olson
· Professor Lars Forsgren
· Professor Per Svenningsson
· Professor Sten-Magnus Aquilonius
· Professor Ted Ebendal, Uppsala
· Docent Cecilia Lundberg
· Dr. Elisabet Londos
· Susanna Lindvall, Stockholm

Some of the more important awarded grants from 2010:

Martin Lundblad, Lunds universitet, 142.000 kr till apparatur i projektet ”High quality glass capillaries for experimental therpies of PD”.

Ingarmar Björkhem, KI, Huddinge,  50.000 kr till projektet ”Steroider som potentiella biomarkörer för Parkinsons sjukdom”.

 Johan Lökk, KI, Huddinge, 25.000 kr till projektet ”Symptomkontroll och läkemedelsprofiler i två skandinaviska länder. Epidemiologiska data från två nationella enkäter”.

Elodie Angot, Lunds universitet, 129.500 kr till projektet ”In vivo study of prion-like hypothese for a-synuclein propagation during progression of PD” .

Tomas Björklund, Lunds universitet, 50.000 kr till projektet ”Reglering av genuttryck i hjärnan efter genterapi med användning av ny behandling för Parkinsons sjukdom”.

Patrik Brundin, Lunds universitet, 300.000 kr till projektet ”Screening efter läkemedel som hämmar cell-till-cell-överföring av alpha-synuclein”.

Manolo Carta, Lunds universitet, 100.000 kr till projektet ”Serotonin reuptake inhibitors as a risk factor for L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia”.

Angela Cenci Nilsson, Lunds universitet, 100.000 kr till projektet ”The sigma 1 receptor as a target for disease-modifying treatments in PD”.

Oskar Hansson, Lunds universitetssjukhus, 100.000 kr till projektet ”Utveckling av biomarkörer för tidig diagnostik av Parkinsons sjukdom samt upprättandet av ett svenskt Parkinsonregister”.

Johan Jakobsson, Lunds universitet. 100.000 kr till projektet ”Towards tumor-free transplantation of embryonic stem cells as a treatment for Parkinson´s disease”.

Jia Li, Lunds universitet, 300.000 kr till projektet ”The gut feeling” in Parkinson’s disease - Communication between the gut and the brain: Assessment of Long-Distance Spreading of Parkinson Pathology”.

Cecilia Lundberg, Lunds universitet, 50.000 kr till projektet projekt ”Cell-specific lentiviral vectors to target and normalize GAD 67 expression in enkephalinergic striatal out-put neurons in experimental Parkinson's disease”.

Martin Lundblad, Lunds universitet, 100.000 kr till projektet ”Real time in vivo monitoring of glutamate and dopamine physiology in a model of Parkinson’s disease and L-DOPA induced dyskinesia”.

Malin Parmar, Lunds universitet, 100.000 kr till projektet ”Nya generationens iPS celler, en säker källa till dopaminneuron?"

Gesine Paul, Svenska Parkinsonakademien, Malmö, 50.000 kr  till projektet projektet ”Neural progenitor lines from human Embryonic stem cells and iPS cells: making cell therapy for Parkinson Patients feasible”.

Andras Simon, KI, Stockholm, 50.000 kr till projektet ”Dopaminergic neurogenesis and regeneration in the adult midbrain”.

Andrea Carime Belin, KI, Stockholm, 100.000 kr till projektet “GenePark – the build-up of a unique Swedish biobank to help identifying and modelling genetic factors in Parkinson’s disease”.

Dagmar Galter, KI, Stockholm, 100.000 kr till projektet ”Closing the gap between genetic studies, pathlogy and new potential therapies for Parkinson’s disease”

Jeanette Hellgren Kotaleski, KI, Stockholm, 100.000 kr till projektet ”Mechanisms of Striatal micocircuits in health and during Parkinsons Disease – the role of striatal interneurons. Striatala mikrokretsar – mekanismer vid hälsa och under Parkinsons
sjukdom”.

Lars Olson, KI, Stockholm, 300.000 kr till projektet ”Is disease modification possible in Parkinson? Trophic support in a mouse model of mitochondrial dysfunction in dopamine neurons”.

Sven Pålhagen, KI, Huddinge, 50.000 kr till projeket projekt ”Anti-Parkinsonian effects of zolpidem: A clinical study”.

Karin Wirdefeldt, KI, Stockholm, 50.000 kr till projektet projekt ”Riskfaktorer och etiologi vid Parkinsons sjukdom: Studier baserade på svenska nationella register”

Eva Brittebo, Uppsala universitet, 25.000 kr till projektet “Bekämpningsmedel och Parkinsons sjukdom: Studier av biphenyl”.

Martin Ingelsson, Uppsala universitet, 300.000 kr till projektet ”Oligomer-specific alpha-synuclein antibodies as a potential therapy of Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies”.

Åsa MacKenzie, Uppsala universitet, 50.000 kr till projektet ”Genetisk inaktivering av glutamatsignalering från den subtalamiska kärnan – relevans för djup hjärnstimulering vid Parkinsons sjukdom”.

Dag Nyholm, Uppsala universitet, 50.000 kr till projektet ”Randomiserad jämförande multicenterstudie av djup hjärnstimulering och levodopa/karbidopa-infusion vid avancerad Parkinsons sjukdom”.

Some of the more important awarded grants from 2009:

Åsa Lundgren Nilsson, Göteborgs universitet, 100.000 kr till projektet “Kan musik kombinerat med träning i virtuell miljö leda till effektivare rehabilitering av Parkinsonpatienter?”

Michael Nilsson, Göteborgs universitet, 150.000 kr till projektet “Genetisk variation i det Nrf2- och Nrf1-inducerade radikalförsvaret vid Parkinsons sjukdom”

Bertrand Joseph, Karolinska Institutet, 50.000 kr till projektet “Caspases control of microglia activation and brain inflammation in Parkinsons Disease”

Björn Schilström, Karolinska Institutet, 100.000 kr till projektet “Betydelse av MAO-B-hämning för D3-L-DOPAs effekt på neurokemi och och beteende i en djurmodell för Parkinsons sjukdom”

Marie Westerlund, Karolinska Institutet, 225.000 kr till projektet “Candidate genes in Parkinson’s disease – from mouse to man”

Monica Perez Manso, Karolinska Institutet, 50.000 kr till projektet “Mechanisms of toxicity of Autosomal Recesive Juvenile Parkinsonism (AR-JP) mutations related with parkin”

Audrey Dufour, Lunds universitet, 100.000 kr till projektet “Induction and expansion of neural progenitors and dopamine neuron precursors for transplantation in Parkinson’s disease”

Johan Jakobsson, Lunds universitet, 100.000 kr till projektet “A novel strategy to avoid tumor formation following ESC transplantation in PD”

Ilknur Özen, Lunds universitet, 80.000 kr till projektet “Identity and neuroregenerative potential of perivascular stem cells in Parkinson’s disease”

Malin Parmar, Lunds universitet, 100.000 kr till projketet “Inducerade pluripotenta celler: en framtida källa till funktionella hjärnceller”

Martin Lundblad, Malmö, 225.000 kr till projektet “Real time in vivo monitoring of glutamate and dopamine physiology in a model of Parkinson’s disease and L-DOPA induced dyskinesia”

Joakim Bergström, Uppsala universitet, 80.000 kr till projektet “The effect of oxidative stress on alpha-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies”

Åsa Makenzie, Uppsala universitet, 250.000 kr till projektet “Elektrofysiologiska mätningar av glutamatsignalering från specifikt geninaktiverad subtalamisk kärna –relevans för djup hjärnstimulering vid Parkinsons sjukdom”

Andrea Carmine Belin, Karolinska Institutet, 177.250 kr (apparatur) till projektet “Identification and modelling of genetic risk and protective factors in Parkinson’s disease”

The Research Foundation of the Swedish Parkinson’s Disease Association, Parkinsonfonden

Chairman: Susanna Lindvall
Parkinsonfonden, Skeppargatan 52, nb, 114 58 Stockholm
Phone + 46 8 666 20 78
e-mail: susanna.lindvall@swipnet.se
Phone, Susanna Lindvall: 46 70 811 27 98
www.parkinsonfonden.se

Visiting address: Parkinsonfonden, Skeppargatan 52, nb, 114 58 Stockholm

How to help
Great progress toward finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease has been made the last years. Your contribution directly supports promising Swedish Parkinson's research and helps innovative research avenues to be funded.

To donate from other countries than Sweden please use:

Swift adress: ESSESESS
IBAN kod SE085 000 0000 0575 1109 8363
SEB
Östra Hamngatan 24
405 04 Göteborg
Sweden

Donate by Telephone
Call the Foundation at the following number: + 46 8 666 20 78

Donate by Mail
Send your contribution to:
Parkinsonfonden
Skeppargatan 52, nb
114 58 Stockholm

Honor Gifts
You can make a donation in honor of your loved one.
Pg 90 07 94-9 or Bankgiro 900-7949

Memory Gifts
You can make a donation in memory of your loved.
Pg 90 07 94-9 or Bankgiro 900-7949

The Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization.
Our tax identification number is 855101-4874.

Travel grants (see application form under "Söka anslag - Reseanslag")

You can apply for support for research visits in other labs, conference and registration fees, transportation and hotel costs (economy class) etc. but not for daily allowance. Active participation is mandatory (lecture, poster session etc.). Accepted abstract must be enclosed. If abstract has not been approved when applying, you can enclose a preliminary abstract. As soon as the abstract is accepted inform the Foundation (via eva.nordin@med.lu.se) about date for acceptance, name and date of conference.

The Foundation will not support travels earlier than 2 months after deadline. Travels are granted no more than SEK 10,000 within Europe and no more than SEK 15,000 to other countries. Please note that all applications and reports should be sent to the project administration (eva.nordin@med.lu.se) as Word documents.