Parkinson's Foundation Melvin Yahr Clinical Research Award
Supports early-career clinicians advancing Parkinson's disease care and research collaborations across emerging regions.
The Parkinson's Foundation Melvin Yahr Parkinson's Disease Clinical Research Award is a one-year grant of USD 50,000 for early-career MD clinician-investigators pursuing Parkinson's disease clinical research. The award is named for Dr. Melvin Yahr, who developed the widely-used Hoehn and Yahr staging scale for Parkinson's disease severity, and is administered by the Parkinson's Foundation, a US 50…
Funds Parkinson's disease clinical research conducted by early-career MD clinician-investigators, with particular encouragement for applicants from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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