The Michael J Fox Foundation’s Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) is an ongoing observational study in which the BUMC Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center has participated for over ten years! Are you curious to learn more about PPMI? Check out this video, recorded at the PPMI Annual Meeting. It features the perspectives of participants, […]
On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, the Department of Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) hosted the 8th Annual Carlos S. Kase Boston University Neurology Symposium. BUMC Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center team members, including PD Center Medical Director Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC; PD Center Movement Disorder Specialist Katelyn Bird, MD; PD […]
Boston University Medical Campus Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center Study Coordinator Raymond James, BS, RN, will be joining an expert panel for a presentation on “PPMI: The Study that Could Change Everything.” This virtual program will take place on Thursday, December 16, at 1PM ET. The panel will discuss the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative, […]
On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC, Director, APDA Center for Advanced Research at Boston University Medical Campus; and Terry Ellis, PhD, PT, Director, Center for Neurorehabilitation Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, presented “The Role of Research in Parkinson’s” for the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter’s ongoing […]
The Boston University Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training and the Parkinson’s Disease Movement Disorders Center at Boston University Medical Campus are excited to begin recruitment for the Study in Parkinson’s Disease of Exercise Phase 3 Clinical Trial (SPARX3). This NIH-funded study seeks to learn more about the effects of aerobic exercise on people […]
The BU Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center is currently enrolling participants for the Parkinson Progressive Marker Initiative (PPMI) study. The Center has been part of PPMI for the past decade and look forward to continuing this important multi-centered biomarker study sponsored by the Michael J Fox Foundation. Dr. Marie Saint-Hilaire serves as this sites […]
The BU Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center will begin a new Parkinson Progressive Marker Initiative (PPMI) study and is enrolling research subjects now. We have been part of PPMI for the past decade and look forward to continuing this important multi-centered biomarker study sponsored by the Michael J Fox Foundation. Dr. Marie Saint-Hilaire serves […]
We’re happy to announce that we are part of the PRISM Research Study which is evaluating an investigational drug to determine if it might slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease. For more information contact Ray James RN at 617-638-7745. Click here to see a flyer with more information. Click here to see a brochure […]
The Boston University Medical Center Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center has been selected as a site for the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) 2.0 Study. PPMI 2.0 is a biomarker study supported by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. The PD & Movement Disorders Center has completed PPMI 1.0, and faculty and staff look forward […]
Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH, has initiated this study funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Through a survey, Boston Medical Center wants to understand how patients with Parkinson’s disease and their families feel about research. Click here to see a flyer with more information. Click here to participate in the online survey using the code […]