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Scientists at the Allen Institute are launching the brain equivalent of the Human Genome Project, leading a new global collaboration to map the approximately 200 billion cells in the human brain by their type and function. The work and research of Dr. Kimiko Domoto-Reilly [uwmedicine.org] and Dr. Thomas Grabowski [uwmedicine.org] are featured in this global project, in addition to Dr. Christine Mac Donald in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UW

The collaboration is funded by the National Institutes of Health’s Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative as part of The BRAIN Initiative® Cell Atlas Network, or BICAN, and will also build detailed atlases of macaque and marmoset brains. Led by Ed Lein, Ph.D., Senior Investigator at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, and Hongkui Zeng, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Director of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the human and primate atlas grant project also includes sub-projects led by researchers from 17 other institutions in the U.S., Europe and Japan.  

“We are aiming to create something transformative for the field that can only be done collaboratively, by bringing in an all-star cast of experts from a variety of disciplines,” Lein said. “This is critical work: We need to understand the human brain better if we hope to treat diseases of the brain, and specifically we need a better understanding of brain function and structure. The cell atlases we’re building with the support of the BRAIN Initiative promise to lead to a more rapid understanding of the basis of many brain diseases.”

To read the full article featuring UW Medicine’s Dr. Kimiko Domoto-Reilly, and Dr. Thomas Grabowski please visit the link below:

https://alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/brain-science/news-press/articles/mapping-whole-human-brain-allen-institute-lead-global-collaboration

Congratulations to Gloria von Geldern MD FAAN [uwmedicine.org], Associate Professor of Neurology at the UW MS Center [uwmedicine.org], for graduating from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Women Leading in Neurology program this month. This national AAN leadership program for mid-career neurologists empowers women to advance to the top levels of leadership in their fields and within AAN and helps create a peer network of female neurologists. Interested in quality training and personalized coaching and mentoring? Apply now: https://bit.ly/3dlUfvS [bit.ly].

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. This neurodegenerative disorder affects cells in a specific area of the brain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the associated symptoms make Parkinson’s disease the 14th cause of death in the United States.

Parkinson’s disease causes stiffness or slowing of movement. It can start so gradually that it is often missed at the early stages. Empowering you and your family with information can help your family get an earlier diagnosis. This article will cover what to expect regarding Parkinson’s disease causes, symptoms, stages, diagnosis, and treatments.

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