Tag: Joel Perlmutter October 6, 2020 Brain inflammation in Parkinson’s disease focus of $3.2 million grantStudy probes inflammation’s role in spreading brain damage; may have implications for MS, Alzheimer’s, other neurodegenerative diseases.News Release March 26, 2019 Rineys give $15 million to develop, test therapies for neurodegenerative diseasesGift will fund Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s research.News Release March 25, 2019 Perlmutter named scientific director of dystonia foundationDystonia expert will plan, evaluate foundation’s research efforts.National Leaders May 25, 2016 Obituary: Morvarid Karimi, assistant professor of neurology, 44Remembered as an intellectual force, generous spirit, champion of women's rights.Obituaries Posts navigation