PDF Community Choice Research Awards Voting at the 4th World Parkinson Congress

Who Has the Next Big Idea for Research to #EndParkinsons? You Do.

Voting for the Third Community Choice Research Awards opened at the 4th World Parkinson Congress in Portland, OR, on September 20.

The PDF Community Choice Research Awards are the first grant awards in the Parkinson’s community to set research priorities based on the insights of those living with the disease. Through these awards, PDF asks people with Parkinson’s and care partners about their priorities for research in an online vote. Responses are reviewed by our Scientific Advisory Board.

To date, the awards have helped PDF to identify four unmet needs in Parkinson’s disease — fatigue, gastrointestinal dysfunction, cognition and dystonia — that are troublesome for many people with Parkinson’s, but receive limited attention and research funding. In response, PDF has invested $600,000 to understand and solve those needs.

Learn more at www.pdf.org/ccra