Disease Focus: Parkinson's Disease


Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease: Seminar by Arnold Kriegstein, M.D., Ph.D.

Arnold Kriegstein, M.D., Ph.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on May 7, 2008. Kriegstein reviewed the limitations of previous Parkinson’s clinical trials and discussed the prospects for stem cell-based cell replacement therapies for Parkinson’s disease. Kriegstein is a professor of neurology at the […]

Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease: Seminar by Bruce Wisnicki

Bruce Wisnicki spoke at the “Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board Meeting on May 7, 2008. Wisnicki spoke about living with Parkinson’s disease, his current medical care, and his advocacy of future alternative treatments. Wisnicki is a member on the board of directors of the National Parkinson Foundation. […]