Research Training Grant in Geriatrics and Gerontology - Faculty

Roger Kurlan, M.D.

Professor of Neurology and the Center for Aging and Developmental Biology
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Director, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit

Dr. Kurlan's research work focuses on 1) large-scale, multicenter clinical trials for patients with Parkinson's disease and related conditions, 2) a variety of clinical research directions (eg, phenomenology, genetics, epidemiology) related to Parkinson's disease and other neurologic movement disorders, and 3) collaborations with basic neuroscientists in translational research to develop new therapies and reliable biomarkers for accurate clinical diagnosis and for measuring progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Kurlan has trained many residents and fellows in these areas of research.

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