Video Event: Spotlight: Parkinson's Disease - May 2008


Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease: Seminar by Jeff Bronstein, M.D., Ph.D.

Jeff Bronstein, M.D., Ph.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on May 7, 2008.  Bronstein presented an overview of Parkinson’s disease and discussed how stem cell research provides hope for finding new Parkinson’s disease therapies.  Bronstein is a professor of neurology at the University […]

Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease: Seminar by Arnold Kriegstein, M.D., Ph.D.

Arnold Kriegstein, M.D., Ph.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on May 7, 2008. Kriegstein reviewed the limitations of previous Parkinson’s clinical trials and discussed the prospects for stem cell-based cell replacement therapies for Parkinson’s disease. Kriegstein is a professor of neurology at the […]

Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease: Seminar by Bruce Wisnicki

Bruce Wisnicki spoke at the “Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board Meeting on May 7, 2008. Wisnicki spoke about living with Parkinson’s disease, his current medical care, and his advocacy of future alternative treatments. Wisnicki is a member on the board of directors of the National Parkinson Foundation. […]