Q&A: The Latest in PD Research 2024

Join us for a conversation about the latest research and treatment on Parkinson’s.

Dr. Jeff Bronstein received his MD and PhD from UCLA as a recipient of the Medical Scientist Training Program Award. He completed a residency in Neurology and fellowship training in Movement Disorders at UCLA, and a postdoctoral fellowship in molecular biology before being appointed an Assistant Professor of Neurology.

Dr. Bronstein was later appointed Director of the Movement Disorders Program at UCLA. His interests and expertise include the management of Parkinson’s and other movement disorders, surgical treatment of PD, and developing new therapies for patients.

Dr. Bronstein’s laboratory studies the cause of PD using cell models and a newly developed zebrafish model. His work is supported by the NIH and private foundations. Dr. Bronstein also directs clinical trials in order to develop new therapies for PD that include transplantation and deep brain stimulation. He has received several awards and is widely published in the field.

This program was made possible by our program sponsors, Abbott, Acadia, and Boston Scientific, on August 22, 2024. www.pcla.org.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:17 Speaker Intro
03:33 Sleep
11:30 Synuclein Oligomers Confer Toxicity
12:22 Synuclein spreads to other neurons
12:47 Glymphatic System
14:02 Glymphatic System & AD
15:48 Q&A
1:00:56 Closing
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