Our Team
Leadership
Core & Project Leads
Cores
Projects
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Project I: Evolution of cholinergic deficits within multisensory, cognitive, and motor integration brain regions and development of PIGD features in people with Parkinson’s disease
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Project II: Circuit Mechanisms of Attentional-Motor Interface Dysfunction in PD Falls
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Project III: Cingulo-Opercular Task Control Network Cholinergic Dysfunction in PD
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Catalyst Research Project: Retrosplenial Cholinergic and Attentional-Motor Integration Dysfunction
Udall News
Thinking & Walking in Parkinson’s Disease, October 27, 2021
Please join the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center for the next monthly speaker series event. Dr. Roger Albin, Anne B. Young Collegiate Professor of Neurology, Co-Division Chief of U-M Parkinson’s Disease & Related Movement Disorders and Director of the Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research at the University of Michigan will present “Thinking[…]
NIH Awarded the University of Michigan $11.7 Million to Fund a Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research
September 27, 2021 NIH Awarded the University of Michigan $11.7 Million to Fund a Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research Ann Arbor, MI – University of Michigan (U-M) clinician-researchers, led by Roger Albin, MD, Anne B. Young Collegiate Professor of Neurology, Co-Director, U-M Movement Disorders Division, and Director, U-M Parkinson’s Foundation Research Center[…]
A Night of Promise for Parkinson’s – September 9, 2021
A special evening was spent honoring John and Marlene Boll for their generous support of the 30,000 people in our state who live with Parkinson’s, as well as their families and caregivers. The short video below shows how the support can impact lives: John and Marlene’s generosity gave promise to the very idea of the[…]
Udall Research Update – July 28, 2021
Drs. Nicolaas Bohnen, Martin Sarter, Omar Ahmed, and Roger Albin presented overviews of their individual Udall Center for Parkinson’s disease research projects: Watch below: Project I: Evolution of cholinergic deficits within multisensory, cognitive, and motor integration brain regions and development of PIGD features in people with Parkinson’s Project Lead: Nicolaas Bohnen, MD, PhD is Professor of Neurology[…]
Living with Parkinson’s: New Frontiers in Research & Care
Udall Center investigators Drs. Roger Albin and Kelvin Chou present at the Parkinson’s Foundation Living with Parkinson’s New Frontiers in Research and Care on June 4, 1-3 pm. This program is open to people with Parkinson’s, their family, friends and the community. The program provides information highlighting the Parkinson’s Foundation’s national research initiatives. Participants learn how research[…]
The World Parkinson Congress (WPC) virtual conference took place May 17-21, 2021
The World Parkinson Congress (WPC) added a virtual conference that took place from May 17-21, 2021, with scientific updates and topics (https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/page/WPCVirtual). Program dates: Monday – Friday, May 17 – 21, 2021. Topics presented during this five-day virtual program included updates on: Basic Science, Clinical Science, Treatment Options, Comprehensive Care, and Living with Parkinson’s. The program also[…]
The 6th World Parkinson Congress (WPC 2022) will be held in Barcelona, Spain from June 7 – 10, 2022
Everyone in the community who is touched by Parkinson’s, whether a researcher, physician, family member, clinician, nurse, or rehab specialist is welcome to attend the WPC 2022. World Parkinson Congresses are 100% inclusive scientific events. Every three years the WPC brings together basic scientists, neurologists, general physicians, nurses, rehab specialists (PT, OT, SLP), and a wide[…]
Motor City UpBeats Therapeutic Choir open to people with Parkinson’s
Motor City UpBeats Therapeutic ChoirVirtual Open House and Voice Exercise Class Motor City UpBeats Founder Dr. Alice Silbergleit and Director and Co-Founder Elizabeth Esqueda hosted a kick off to the 2021 Semester on January 29. Elizabeth led the group in warm-ups, voice exercises, musical skills and songs. Dr. Silbergleit joined for a Q & A[…]
The 5th Annual Carl Rinne Lewy Body Dementia Initiative Lecture: “Diamonds are forever: an overview of the UK Diamond-Lewy study”
Dr. John-Paul Taylor presented at The 5th Annual Carl Rinne Lewy Body Dementia Initiative Lecture in conjunction with Neurology Grand Rounds virtually on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.The title of his presentation was: “Diamonds are forever: an overview of the UK Diamond-Lewy study”. Dr. John-Paul Taylor MD MRCPsych PhD is Professor of Translational Dementia Research and Honorary Consultant at Newcastle University[…]
Virtual Exercise Classes for People Living with PD Carried on Throughout Summer 2020
Virtual Parkinson Exercise Classes were offered by our partners in the fight against Parkinson’s! See below for details on the classes offered.