Be sure to mark your calendars for Parkinson's Community Education Day on Saturday, October 12, 2013!
Dr. Leslie Cloud is now recruiting volunteers for a study to learn more about the specific gastrointestinal problems people with PD experience.
The VCU Brain Tissue Resource Facility, managed by the Center, advances the research of Parkinson's and related neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's disease. Collection of autopsy and human brain tissue donations from those with neurodegenerative diseases and their families, as well as health volunteers contribute to this important work.
The VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center engages a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and researchers, and has formed collaborative partnerships with the Richmond-area advocacy group, the Movers and Shakers; the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Richmond Metro Chapter; and the McGuire VA Medical Center.
VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center
Moving today towards a better tomorrow.
The Virginia Commonwealth University Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center strives to be a premier model for improving the lives of individuals with movement disorders, their families and the community by its commitment to excellence in comprehensive interdisciplinary clinical care, translational research and education and outreach.
