Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute
#210 - 1095 West Pender V6E 2M6 Vancouver, BC, Canada

This year's Porridge for Parkinson's fundraising event has gone virtual! Join us from the comfort of your own home, and discover how funds raised through PPRI have contributed to some amazing advances in Parkinson's research in the past year, including updates from Dr. Martin McKeown and Dr. Silke Cresswell: https://www.pacificparkinsons.org//porridge-for-parkinsons And as always, we welcome your generous donations to continue funding research here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/11101

"If you can't bring people to the breakfast because of the quarantine, then bring the breakfast to the people. Working with the local committee led by Bjorn Moller, [Carlota] Lee and fellow volunteers approached key sponsors to help pull together 500 Porridge for Parkinson’s gift packages which were hand-delivered to past and prospective donors." Thanks to North Shore News for sharing information about our upcoming virtual Porridge for Parkinson's event!

Larry 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. Watch now: https://youtu.be/RUmEJC6GoiA

As we wrap Parkinson's Awareness Month, it's a timely opportunity to reflect on the work being done to move Parkinson's research forward. Thank you to the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health for sharing these insights into the innovative Transforming Care project, funded in part by PPRI.

Beware of deep water after subthalamic deep brain stimulation: A recent scientific article in Neurology Journal reports the worrisome complaint of 9 patients receiving deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) for Parkinson disease (PD), who lost their ability to swim after surgery. Read at the link or via the attached photos. https://n.neurology.org/content/94/1/39

In late December, PPRI hosted its Annual Briefing on Parkinson's Disease Research at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at UBC. Read this recap of the event to learn more about the progress made through PPRI funding in 2019: https://www.pacificparkinsons.org//2019-ppri-annual-briefi