Primary Recipient

PARKINSON'S INSTITUTE

Amount

$248,630.00

Award Date

5/19/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Aim 1: Test the hypothesis that human LRRK2 mutant and overexpressing mice are more vulnerable to nigrostriatal toxicity induced by environmental exposure and/or aging. In this aim, we will test the interactive effects of gene alteration, toxicant expos