CUREPSP Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Investigator-Initiated Research Projects
Grant submission deadline is April 1, 2010
Two, CBD-related grants are available for up to $75,000 for a period of one to two years
VISION
Cure and prevent PSP and CBD
MISSION STATEMENT
Increase awareness of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD), fund research toward a cure and prevention, educate health professionals, and provide support, information and hope for persons and families with PSP and CBD.
The Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (CurePSP) Research Program supports and promotes research that can advance the understanding and treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD).
INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH
CurePSP promotes research that helps generate an integrated picture of PSP and CBD at the molecular, cellular, and clinical levels.
CurePSP is particularly interested in research that will help us:
1. Understand the role of the tau gene and other genes in PSP and CBD.
2. Understand the role of tau protein processing in PSP and CBD.
3. Understand cellular energy metabolism and oxidative stress perturbations in PSP and CBD.
4. Understand environmental factors that influence the development or course of PSP and CBD.
5. Understand the series of changes brain cells pass through in PSP and CBD as they progress
from healthy neurons to dysfunctional neurons.
6. Characterize the natural history of PSP and CBD in order to develop outcome measures for
clinical trials.
7. Develop animal models of PSP and CBD.
8. Develop tools and disease markers for early diagnosis of PSP and CBD and for assessment
of treatment.
9. Develop treatments that improve the symptoms of persons with PSP and CBD.
10. Develop interventions to arrest the progression of PSP and CBD and restore lost function.
CurePSP
Executive Plaza III
11350 McCormick Road, Suite 906
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Phone: 800-457-4777
E-mail: info@curepsp.org
Website: www.curepsp.org
