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August 18, 2018

Interview with Patient Advocate Martin Taylor

on Leveraging Social Media for Advocacy, and the Role of Patient Organizations

by Benjamin

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August 10, 2018

Casualties of Parkinson’s: Interview with Lisa Vanderburg

Some harsh truths on PD from a self-proclaimed watcher, waiter & schlepper

by Benjamin

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August 7, 2018

Interview with Biochemical Neuroscientist Prof. Hilal Lashuel (Part 2)

on the Need to Embrace Complexity and Revisit the Pathology of Neurodegenerative Diseases

by Benjamin

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August 6, 2018

Interview with Biochemical Neuroscientist Prof. Hilal Lashuel (Part 1)

on Why a Patient-Centered Approach to Research and Reform of the Academic Incentive and Reward Systems are Essential to...

by Benjamin

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July 25, 2018

Interview with Transcriptomics Expert Prof. Tuuli Lappalainen

on Understanding the Transcriptome, New Sequencing Techniques, the Future of Genetics, and more

by Benjamin

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July 21, 2018

Interview with Neuroscientist and Electrical Engineer Prof. Jin Hyung Lee

on Breakthroughs in Neuroimaging, Challenges in Mapping Brain Circuitry, the Future of Brain Imaging, and more

by Benjamin

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July 19, 2018

Interview with Systems Immunology Expert Prof. Shai Shen-Orr

on the Complexity of Immune Systems, the Push-back from Traditional Biology, the Future of Immunology, and more

by Benjamin

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July 18, 2018

Interview with Neurologist and Telemedicine Expert Prof. Ray Dorsey

on Patient-Centered Care, New Tools For Monitoring Health, the Need for Advocacy, and more

by Benjamin

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July 16, 2018

The End of Parkinson’s Disease and The Last Generation

How Parkinson's will end and what can be done to get us there faster

by Benjamin

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July 6, 2018

Interview with Neuroimmunology Expert Prof. Malu Tansey

on Immune Variability, Biomarkers of Neuroinflammation, the Gut-Brain Axis, and more

by Benjamin

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July 5, 2018

Interview with Neurologist and Neurobiology Expert Prof. J. Timothy Greenamyre

on Transformative Breakthroughs, Knowledge Gaps, Testing our Assumptions, and more

by Benjamin

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June 27, 2018

Interview with Microglia Expert Prof. Beth Stevens

on What it feels like to be Microglia, How Complex their Decision Making is, and more

by Benjamin

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June 21, 2018

Interview with Nobel Prize Winning Neuroscientist Prof. Eric Kandel

on his Jewish Roots, Misconceptions in Neuroscience, Synapse Formation, and more

by Benjamin

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June 20, 2018

Interview with Molecular Biologist and Neurologist Dr. Lorraine Kalia

on How far we have come, Current Molecular Targets, The Value of Animal Models, and more

by Benjamin

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June 12, 2018

Interview with Gene Therapy Expert Prof. Gao Guangping

on Viral Vectors, Non-invasive Approaches, the Future of Gene Therapy, and more

by Benjamin

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June 7, 2018

Interview with Neurochemistry Expert turned Patient Advocate Dr. Jon Stamford

on Changing Perception, Patient Engagement, Influencing Research Agendas, and more

by Benjamin

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June 5, 2018

Interview with Neuroimaging Expert Prof. Antonio P. Strafella

on the Past and the Future of Brain Imaging

by Benjamin

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June 5, 2018

Interview with Neurogenetics Expert Prof. Ziv Gan-Or

on the Limits of Genetics, the Impact of Risk Variants on Disease, the GBA gene, and more

by Benjamin

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May 31, 2018

Interview with Clinical Research Scientist Prof. Karen Raphael

on the Benefits of Exercise, Improving Clinical Trials, and more

by Benjamin

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May 30, 2018

Notes from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s Workshop, A Sergey Brin Family...

Takeaways from a Historic Summit and a Letter to the Parkinson's Community

by Benjamin

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May 20, 2018

Interview with Artificial Intelligence and Speech Recognition Expert Prof. Frank ...

on Natural Language Processing, Speech as a Window into the Mind, the Future of Healthcare, and more

by Benjamin

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May 19, 2018

Interview with Personal Health Informatics Expert Sara Riggare

on Self-care, N-of-1 Studies, How to Improve Healthcare Systems, and more

by Benjamin

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May 15, 2018

Interview with Former Pharmaceutical Executive Turned Patient Advocate David Ashford...

on the Perspective from Pharma, Failures of the Past, Changing the System, and more

by Benjamin

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May 9, 2018

Interview With Neurologist-Scientist Dr. Miratul Muqit

on PINK1 Mutations, Drug Development, Selective Vulnerability, and more

by Benjamin

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April 27, 2018

Interview With World-Renowned Movement Disorder Specialist Prof. Anthony E. Lang

on Interdisciplinary Research, Parkinson's Puzzle Pieces, Mistakes of the Past, and more

by Benjamin

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April 26, 2018

Interview with Nobel Prize Winning Cell Biologist Prof. Randy Schekman

on Truth, the Problems with Science Publishing, Impact Factor, and more

by Benjamin

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April 24, 2018

Interview with Mitochondria Expert Prof. Heidi McBride

on the Life of Mitochondria, Oxidative Stress, Bridging Silos, and more

by Benjamin

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April 17, 2018

Interview with Optogenetics Expert Prof. Anatol Kreitzer

on Understanding the Brain, Manipulating Behavior, the Future of Brain Control, and more

by Benjamin

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April 16, 2018

Interview With Astrocyte Expert Prof. Shane Liddelow

on What Makes us Human, Defining Brain Cells, the Brain's Immune System, and more

by Benjamin

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April 15, 2018

Interview With Gut Microbiome Expert Prof. Sarkis Mazmanian

on Hype vs Reality, Symbiosis, how Microbes Influence our Identity, and more

by Benjamin

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April 14, 2018

Interview with Neurogenetics Expert Dr. Mark Cookson

on Genetic Studies, the Origins of Life, the Need for Unbiased Science and more

by Benjamin

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April 12, 2018

Interview with The Ontario Brain Institute

on Identifying Subsets, Open Science, the Role of Patients and more

by Benjamin

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April 8, 2018

Interview with Developmental Neurobiology Expert Prof. Arnold Kriegstein

on Neurogenesis, Growing Human Brains, the Life of a Cell and more

by Benjamin

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April 5, 2018

Interview With Novartis’s Global Head Of Neuroscience Dr. Ricardo ...

on the Field of Neuroscience, Pessimism from the Pharma Industry, Personalized Drug Development and more

by Benjamin

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April 3, 2018

Interview with Stem Cell Pioneer Prof. Roger Barker

on Brexit, Sub-types, the Future of Cell Replacement Therapy and more

by Benjamin

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March 29, 2018

Interview with Neuronal Survival and Cell Death Expert Prof. Ted M. Dawson

on Loss of Function, Mitochondrial Disorders, Uncovering Puzzle Pieces and more

by Benjamin

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March 29, 2018

Interview With Mitochondrial Dysfunction Expert Prof. Thomas Schwarz

on Evolutionary History, Selective Vulnerability, Mitochondrial Health and more...

by Benjamin

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March 26, 2018

Interview With Journalist and Author Dr. Jon Palfreman

on Developing a Cure, Problems with Research, the Role of Patients and more

by Benjamin

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March 23, 2018

Research Into Parkinson’s Disease Needs Reform (Responses)

Responses to a Call for Reform in Parkinson's Disease Research

by Benjamin

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March 19, 2018

Interview With Computational Biologist and Genomic Scientist Prof. John ...

on Complexity, Big Data Analytics, and How Genomics is Changing Healthcare

by Benjamin

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March 14, 2018

Interview With Aging Expert Dr. Julie K. Andersen

on the Hallmarks of Aging, Senescence, Autophagy, and more

by Benjamin

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March 12, 2018

Interview With Epigenetics Expert Dr. Viviane Labrie

Nature vs. Nurture, Gene Expression, the Future of Genetic Research and more

by Benjamin

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February 25, 2018

Interview With Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Expert Prof. Tal ...

Heart Patches, Lab Grown Organs, and the Future of Regenerative Medicine

by Benjamin

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February 19, 2018

Interview With Protein Folding Expert Prof. Kelvin Luk

On Misfolding Proteins, Prions, Alpha-Synuclein and More...

by Benjamin

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February 10, 2018

Interview With Environmental Epidemiologist Prof. Beate Ritz

On Environmental Exposure And Its Impacts On Neurodegeneration

by Benjamin

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February 8, 2018

Interview with Mathematician, Medical Scientist, and Quantum Computation Specialist...

How Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing Will Transform Healthcare

by Benjamin

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February 7, 2018

Interview With Chief Science Officer Of Lysosomal Therapeutics Dr. Peter ...

On Genetics, Gene Therapy, Clinical Trials, And More

by Benjamin

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February 4, 2018

Interview With Biomedical China Specialist Michael Donovan

On The Future Of The Biomedical Field In China

by Benjamin

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February 2, 2018

Interview With Clinical Trial Expert Dr. Peter Schmidt

On Definitions, Selective Vulnerability, Clinical Trials, and more

by Benjamin

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February 1, 2018

Interview With Brain-on-Chips Specialist Dr. Ben Maoz

The Future Of Brain Models?

by Benjamin

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January 28, 2018

To Know, Or Not To Know

by Benjamin

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January 24, 2018

Interview With CEO Of The Michael J. Fox Foundation Dr. Todd Sherer

On Biomarkers, Cures, The Future Of Parkinson's Research, and more

by Benjamin

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January 16, 2018

Interview with Neurodegeneration Specialist Prof. Patrik Brundin

On Environmental Exposure, Funding Science, Publishing And More

by Benjamin

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January 9, 2018

Interview With The Head Of The World Parkinson Coalition Eli Pollard

Reflections On The Global Parkinson Community And The Work Of The WPC

by Benjamin

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January 3, 2018

Interview With Consciousness Expert Prof. Christof Koch

The Future Of The Brain, Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence

by Benjamin

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December 23, 2017

Interview With World Renowned Synthetic Biologist Prof. George Church

The Role Of Synthetic Biology In Building The Future

by Benjamin

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December 20, 2017

Interview With Personalized Medicine Expert Prof. Bastiaan Bloem

The Future Of Personalized Medicine For Neurodegeneration

by Benjamin

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December 18, 2017

Interview With Healthcare Data Specialist Dr. John Halamka

Realizing The Potential Of Personalized Medicine

by Benjamin

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December 13, 2017

Interview With Neuromodulation Expert Dr. Alfonso Fasano

The Future Of Brain Machine Interfaces

by Benjamin

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December 11, 2017

Interview With Expert On Nutrition For The Brain Dr. Laurie Mischley

Using Nutrition To Prevent And Treat Neurodegeneration.

by Benjamin

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December 4, 2017

Interview With CEO Of The BioCollective Martha Carlin

Examining The Gut To Advance Research And Improve The Future Of Healthcare

by Benjamin

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December 2, 2017

环游世界看看帕金森研究发现什么事

Excerpts from the world tour (For the Chinese speaking crowd)

by Benjamin

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November 30, 2017

Interview With Research Scientist And Communicator Dr. Simon Stott

Communicating Science To The Masses

by Benjamin

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November 27, 2017

Interview With Liz Parrish, CEO Of A Company That Aims To End Aging

The Future Of Aging

by Benjamin

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November 26, 2017

Interview With International Authority On Movement Disorders Prof. Jeffrey H. ...

Barriers Holding Back Future Science Research

by Benjamin

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November 20, 2017

Unanswered Questions In Parkinson’s Disease Research

Experts in the field weigh in on the biggest unsolved problems in PD.

by Benjamin

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November 16, 2017

Interview With Stem Cell Pioneer Prof. Jeanne Loring

Head of a team using patient's own skin cells to treat disease.

by Benjamin

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November 9, 2017

Interview With One Of The Most Cited Neurologists On The Planet Prof. Andrew ...

How To Improve Medical Science

by Benjamin

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November 7, 2017

Interview With Acclaimed Geneticist Prof. John Hardy

A Glimpse Into The Future Of Genetics

by Benjamin

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November 1, 2017

Interview With Stem Cell Pioneer Prof. Lorenz Studer

An Interview With A World Leader In Stem Cell Research

by Benjamin

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