# 2019 Parkinson Study Group Symposium and Training

> **NIH NIH R13** · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2021 · $25,000

## Abstract

Abstract
The proposed three-year conference project, centered on the annual clinical research symposium of the
Parkinson Study Group (PSG) and associated annual meeting activities, will foster the education and
training of early stage investigators to ensure that the highest quality translational and clinical research
continues to be conducted toward improved therapy for Parkinson's and related neurological disease.
This project goal will be achieved through two specific aims (SAs). In SA #1, the PSG will present its
“32nd Annual Symposium on the Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and
Other Movement Disorders” in collaboration with the Huntington Study Group (HSG), Dystonia Study
Group (DSG), Tourette Syndrome Study Group (TSSG), Cooperative Ataxia Group (CAG), and Tremor
Research Group (TRG) on Saturday, April 6, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ, and the 33rd and 34th symposia
annually thereafter. The peer-reviewed program includes both platform and poster presentations in a live
format with audience participation. The symposia themes will authoritatively address major challenges
and opportunities in pursuit of improved treatment for people with Parkinson's and other
neurodegenerative diseases, with keynote talks conveying complementary neurobiological, clinical
development and patient perspectives. The 2019 Symposium will cover the revolutionary impact of PD
genetics, and GBA and LRRK2 mutations in particularly, on PD therapeutics development. SA #2 is
designed to provide early-stage clinical investigators with movement disorders training a multi-faceted
practical orientation to PD clinical research. The selected junior investigators will participate in several
novel and interactive, educational research activities in addition to the symposium, including a) direct
exchange with experienced patient advocates of the Parkinson's Foundation's PAIR (Parkinson's
Advocates in Research) program to learn how patient input can benefit their research, and b) the PSG
Mentoring Committee's junior investigator skills workshop with annually rotating themes spanning clinical
research project development, grant proposal writing, and emerging research methodologies. Junior
investigators completing participation in the project will be substantially better prepared and motivated to
pursue careers and rigorous studies in clinical neurology.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10128519
- **Project number:** 5R13NS111953-03
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** MICHAEL A SCHWARZSCHILD
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $25,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-04-01 → 2022-09-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10128519

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10128519, 2019 Parkinson Study Group Symposium and Training (5R13NS111953-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10128519. Licensed CC0.

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