All Posts:Fund a Fellow Program

• Impacted by Parkinson’s Disease, Three Couples Plan to Leave a Lasting Legacy to Support Research

  (April 26, 2019) — When someone is diagnosed with an incurable, life-changing disease like Parkinson’s, they usually have many questions about how it will affect their life and what can be done to manage it. Unfortunately, many people who have Parkinson’s symptoms don’t get those answers until they are fortunate enough to see a doctor […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: brain, brain research, Fund a Fellow Program, mind, Parkinson's disease

• Patients Drive Support Of Parkinson’s Fellowship Program

  March 2, 2015 — Twelve years ago, Rick Schena, a United Airlines pilot, felt something amiss in the body he has always been so in tune with — the onset of tremors, some rigidity, and issues with processing vision. Six years ago he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. This was devastating to the speed junkie who […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: brain, brain research, Fund a Fellow Program, mind, Parkinson's disease