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Catching up with Harry McMurtry
Harry McMurtry, Porridge for Parkinson’s 2015 guest speaker, completed a fundraising walk from his home in New York City to his hometown of Toronto.
UHN PD Research Facilities
Check out Dr. Fasano’s video explainer on CRANIA’s new gait analysis lab and how it is uses immersive lab technology to help patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Chef Spotlight: Donna Dooher
Donna Dooher has been a prominent part of Toronto’s restaurant scene since she opened the Mildred Pierce Restaurant in 1989. Today, Mildred’s Temple Kitchen, is a showcase for her passion for locally sourced, seasonal ingredients.
Chef Spotlight: Joanne Yolles
Joanne Yolles has been an active member of Porridge for Parkinson’s since 2007. She was well known for her amazing desserts at Scaramouche and Pangaea before becoming an instructor at George Brown Chef School.
2019 Fellowships
Dr. Daniel Garbin Di Luca and Dr. Diana Olszewska | Toronto Western Hospital Movement Disorders Fellowships.
2019 Highlights
The 2019 brunch featured celebrity chefs and special guests from media and medicine. The proceeds are supporting groundbreaking research into the cause and cure for Parkinson’s Disease.
Ben Stecher: 2019 Guest Speaker
Ben Stecher is a writer, speaker, advocate and consultant on neurodegenerative diseases; he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age 29.
2017 Pilot Project Grant
Dr. Simon Wing | Establishing a new link between brain and body.
2017 Graduate Student Award
Cricia Rinchon | Investigation of abnormal neuroplasticity in movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.
2017 Graduate Student Award
Dr. Alexandre Boutet | Demystifying neuromodulation of dysfunctional brain circuits in Parkinson’s disease patients with deep brain stimulation using high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging.
2017 Graduate Student Award
Dr. Anita Senthinathan, née Abeyesekera | Study of hypophonia, the soft speech that is often a characteristic of Parkinson’s disease.
Evan Siddall: 2017 Guest Speaker
Diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2014, Evan Siddall co-founded the Growling Beaver Brevet, a cycling charity event that helps people with Parkinson’s to “live well today.” It debuted in 2015 with great success.
A Message from Honorary Patron Jeanne Becker
Jeanne Beker writes about her mom, Bronia Beker, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about a decade ago.
2015 Graduate Student Award
Dr. Chelsia Kadgien | The role of VPS35 in transporting proteins that help brain cells communicate.
2015-2017 Graduate Student Award
Ms Sarah Coakeley | Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Pathological Tau in Parkinsonisms.
2015-2017 Fellowship Award
Dr. Natasha Radhu | Interactions between motor cortical inhibitory and excitatory circuits.
2015 Pilot Project Grant
Dr. Jonathan Brotchie | Evaluation of chloroquine as a disease modifying treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
Harry McMurtry: 2015 Guest Speaker
Harry McMurtry: “A better strategy than comparing ourselves to others or to our earlier selves is to look for meaning in our current circumstances.”
2015 Pilot Project Grant
Dr. Bradley MacIntosh | Biomarkers of Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s disease.
2013 Graduate Student Award
Dr. Jean-Francois Daneault | Subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: Effect on the mobility of patients and their caregiver
2013 Pilot Project Grant
Dr. Mark Carpenter | A novel fMRI approach to investigating the pathophysiology of postural instability in Parkinson’s disease.