NEW YORK & MIAMI (June 6, 2023) — The Parkinson’s Foundation has received a grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation to expand genetic testing, genetic counseling and educational research opportunities for Black and African American people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Through PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson’s Disease, the grant supports efforts to increase community participation in research in collaboration with Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.
“We are grateful for the generosity of the Woodruff Foundation in helping us expand PD GENEration and provide further support to Black and African American people in the Parkinson’s disease community,” said Parkinson’s Foundation Chief Scientific Officer James Beck, PhD. “PD GENEration is designed to be inclusive and accessible to all populations and this grant allows us to elevate the study’s reach through our partnership with Morehouse.”
The initiative will provide free genetic testing and genetic counseling to Black and African American participants with PD, conduct educational …