March 24, 2016 11:58 AM
ATLANTA
The
Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine (FMM) hosts its next Hope Flies Health
Series Webinar:
Research
Connecting Parkinson’s Disease and Mitochondrial Disease
on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 1:00 pm EDT.
The Foundation developed the webinar with partners
including the
Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF), Wilkins
Parkinson’s Foundation and Sharecare to particularly bring greater
awareness to mitochondrial disease and its connection to Parkinson’s
disease.
The webinar is free; however registration is
requested in advance at
Free webinar on Parkinson's and mitochondrial
disease
on April
6: www.mitochondrialdiseases.org/hfhswebinars.
During the webinar, participants can learn more
about the scientific connection and interest Parkinson’s
researchers have inmitochondria and mitochondrial function.
Experts on the call willshare the latest developments from a specific
research projectthe FMM and MJFF co-funded exploring this link
to activate and
stabilize the Parkin protein, which may allow
it to break down damaged mitochondria and thereby prevent cell
death in some Parkinson’s patients. Stabilizing Parkin will
be a positive strike for Parkinson’s disease and for mitochondrial
disease.
Panelists for the webinar include Wolfdieter
Springer, PhD, Assistant
Professor of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic; Laura
Stanley, Executive
Director, FMM; Bill Wilkins, Founder of the
Wilkins Parkinson’s
Foundation,
and the moderator will be Darria Gillespie, MD MBA,
FACEP, SVP Clinical Strategy of Shareware.
Dr.
Springer will provide an update on his primary research
focus: the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis
of Parkinson's disease and
other related neurodegenerative disorders.
Additional topics include an overview of
Parkinson’s and the challenges and
progress today surrounding research of Parkinson’s and mitochondrial function; an overview of
mitochondrial disease today and progress being made; and how patients and
caregivers can manage both diseases.
About the Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine
The Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine is a
501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the
development of the most promising
research and treatments of the many forms of mitochondrial disease. Visit www.mitochondrialdiseases.org
for more information.
Contacts For The Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine
Jennifer Grizzle, 770-409-1152
/en/Hope-Flies-Health-Series-Webinar—
Research-Connecting-Parkinson’s
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