Profiles

Liz Loewen (Vice-Chair)

Diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2018, Liz brings both her lived experience as well as decades of involvement in health system leadership with a focus on...

Larry Linton

Larry was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2012. Like many, Larry’s process of receiving a diagnosis was a long one. There was uncertainty about symptoms, confusion...

Protecting critical brain cells

Pinpointing the function that genes and proteins play in the onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease is critical to finding drugs and therapies that will...

Anxiety’s role in freezing of gait

Up to 80 percent of people with Parkinson’s disease will eventually experience freezing in place, a debilitating symptom precipitating falls and curbing people’s independence. At...

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