Tag: Our Research
Over 200,000 Australians are currently living with Parkinson’s disease, with a further 38 diagnosed everyday. It’s the fastest growing neu...
We are rapidly approaching the end of 2023, a huge year in Parkinson’s research. Thank you to everyone in our community for your steadfast support o...
In this chat with Dr. Fazel Shabanpoor, we hear about his research into antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), which offer a new therapeutic strategy in P...
In June this year, we shared the first of our regular quarterly progress updates for the Shake It Up Australia Foundation. Since then, we’ve seen ma...
In this chat with Dr. Cedric Bardy, Associate Professor at SAHMRI (South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute) and Flinders University, we ...
In this chat with Associate Professor Miguel Rentería, we hear about the Australian Parkinson’s Genetics Study, and how the study of genes is h...
In December of last year, I took on the role as CEO of Shake It Up Australia, after nearly six years as Executive General Manager. At the time, I shar...
Shake It Up Australia Foundation and The Michael J. Fox Foundation have committed $1.67M in funding for a new research project that targets the mitoch...
Shake It Up Australia Foundation is funding 25 Travel Grants to the World Parkinson’s Congress (WPC) in Barcelona, Spain from 4 – 7 July 2023 for ...
Characterisation of the Kir4.2 channel as a critical new target for Parkinson’s disease
This study is being led by Dr Linlin Ma at Griffith Universi...
Shake It Up is pleased to announce co-funding of two new research projects this month with our partners at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson...
Watch the August Research Forum Recording
Researcher: Jasmine Galper, PhD
Research Institute: The University of Sydney
Date: Wednesday 3 August
Time: ...
Shake It Up Australia Foundation together with our partners at The Michael J. Fox Foundation are excited to be co-funding this exciting project to tes...
Researchers have solved a decade-long mystery about a critical protein linked to Parkinson’s disease that could help to fast-track treatments for th...
Shake It Up Australia Foundation (SIUAF) has come together with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) and The Hospital Resea...
Shake It Up together with our partners at The Michael J. Fox Foundation are excited to announce funding for the University of Queensland to study the ...
Together with our partners at The Michael J. Fox Foundation we are excited to announced funding for two new Parkinson’s research grants at The U...
Leave a Lasting Legacy for Future Generations
This week is ‘Include a Charity Week’, a national initiative that raises the profile and importance ...
New detection method developed by Sydney scientists could enable early, accurate diagnosis for Parkinson’s disease.
UNSW Sydney medical researchers ...
RESEARCH UPDATE – DECEMBER 2019
Shake It Up are excited to announce three new research projects which have been funded in collaboration with The Michael J. Fox Foundation. These stud...
Dear Shake It Up Supporter
We are very pleased to report to our Parkinson’s community the IMPACT of your support over the last 12 months.
Since Jul...
Shake It Up Australia together with our partners at The Michael J. Fox Foundation have committed funding to Professor Andrew Hill at La Trobe Universi...
Researchers from The University of Queensland will investigate the potential of existing drugs to be repurposed to fight Parkinson’s disease thank...
The Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Shake It Up Australia Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF & SIUAF) have funded a grant at NEURA to t...
The Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) has reached an important milestone: the study completed enrollment. We have now met the ambiti...
Shake It Up Australia together with The Michael J. Fox Foundation is excited to be funding a new research project at the University of Queensland. ...