IAPRD recognizes three young investigators for research in Parkinson’s disease
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CHICAGO — The International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders has honored three young investigators for their outstanding research related to Parkinson’s disease.
According to an IAPRD release, Junyu Lin from China, Stiven Roytman from the United States and Viviana Torres Ballesteros from Spain received first, second and third place honors as winners of the 2023 Young Investigator Awards. They will present their research at IAPRD’s World Congress in Chicago May 13-16.
“These young investigators are performing cutting-edge research in Parkinson’s disease and dystonia that we are pleased to showcase at our Chicago meeting,” Mary Ann Chapman, PhD, executive director of the IAPRD, said in the release.
According to the release, Lin will present the results of her large cohort study of the AOPEP gene, a novel causative gene of autosomal recessive dystonia; Roytman will present study data on postural control in PD, with a focus on the staging of postural control changes throughout the disease course; and Torres Ballesteros will discuss study results on deep brain stimulation in PD, specifically the use of image-guided programming to help improve patient responses.