VCU Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Center

James P. Bennett, Jr, MD, PhD, director of the VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center served as keynote speaker at the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula Parkinson’s Awareness Day on April 10. 2013. Dr. Bennett’s presentation titled “A 21st Century Approach to Parkinson’s Disease” focused on updates in the field of basic science research investigating [...]

Virginia Could Lose $26 Million in Federal Biomedical Research Funding and 497 Research-Related Jobs, according to United for Medical Research The Parkinson’s Action Network (PAN) is an active voice in the push for strong federal biomedical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  Despite the advocacy community’s best efforts, for the past nine [...]

The Center is hosting a feedback forum on Wednesday, September 19, 2012. The purpose of this forum is for Center researchers to learn what the Parkinson’s community really wants us to investigate and research. Learn more and register online. Unable to attend?  Share your comments and feedback in our online forum.

Thank you for agreeing to share your feedback about Parkinson’s research. The focus of this online forum is to discuss research about Parkinson’s disease as a condition affecting a larger population and the Center’s role in novel research in Parkinson’s.  Comments about individual clinical care and/or personal therapeutic issues will not be accepted. Please review [...]

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has awarded funds to Sarah K. Lageman, PhD, ABPP-CN, a clinician-investigator with the VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center and Assistant Professor of Neurology. This grant will support Dr. Lageman’s research of the benefits of memory and problem solving training compared to supportive therapy in people with [...]

The Society for Nuclear Medicine is sponsoring webinar on Molecular Imaging and Parkinson’s on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 1:00pm ET.  Register Online Join Nicolaas Bohnen, MD, PhD as he presents an overview of molecular imaging and the role it plays in research and the care of patients with Parkinsonian syndromes. As a tool for [...]

Results of Dr. Baron’s oculomotor function (eye-tracking) study indicate that people with Parkinson’s disease had persistent eye tremors.  This occurred whether the individual was on medication or not, which suggests that the eye tremors are linked to the disease, not the medication. Further study is needed, but results suggest that modern, precise oculomotor testing could [...]