Boston Researcher Receives $240,000 to Further Research into Parkinson's Disease
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
A clinician scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston is receiving $240,000 to further his research into how stem cells may be used to treat Parkinson's disease through the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Foundation and the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) Clinician Scientist Development Award in Parkinson's Disease Research. Vikram Khurana, MD, PhD, a clinical fellow in neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, was awarded the fellowship for his proposed research into stem cells generated from the skin of people living with Parkinson's disease (PD) and how these cells may be used to understand and treat Parkinson's disease.
