MDS Accepting Applications for the Visiting Professor Program
The Movement Disorder Society (MDS) is currently accepting applications for countries interested in hosting a Visiting Professor in the MDS-sponsored Visiting Professor Program. The MDS Visiting Professor Program provides educational opportunities in Movement Disorders to regions of the world that are under represented in MDS and do not have regular access to educational programs in Movement Disorders. For more information or applications for this program, please click on the following link, http://www.movementdisorders.org/education/visitingprofessor.shtml or contact Bridgit Nelezen, Program Manager, at +1 414-276-2145.
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Study
The University of Louisville Movement Disorder Program is seeking patients with progressive supranuclear palsy for a multi-center study to identify environmental and genetic risk factors associated with the disease. Subjects will be provided with a physical and neuropsychological examination, will be asked to provide a blood sample for DNA testing and will take part in a detailed phone interview. This study is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Subjects can be seen at eight medical centers throughout the United States. For more information please call 1-866- PSP- 0448 (1-866-777-0448).
The Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP Europe) Association - Research Fellowship Grant Announcement
The PSP Association announces that funding for research fellowships is available. Applicants should apply in the first instance to the Sara Koe PSP Research Centre, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ or by email to , submitting a brief proposal giving an outline of their research project with an estimate of costs to cover salary and some laboratory consumables. Following peer review successful applicants will be asked to complete a full grant application. Preference will be given to 3 year research fellows.
Join the International RLS Study Group
We are inviting individuals with a special interest in Movement Disorders to join the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG).
The IRLSSG is responsible for:
- Developing the criteria for the essential clinical features of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS).
- Developing and validating a severity rating scale for RLS.
- Defining the clinical criteria for measuring Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep.
IRLSSG members are currently carrying out joint linkage studies in an attempt to find the gene(s) responsible for RLS symptoms. The IRLSSG has advised pharmaceutical companies on the experimental design of therapeutic trials, and IRLSSG members have participated in several large industry-sponsored RLS treatment trials.
There are two types of membership:
1. VOTING MEMBERS
- Individuals with a doctoral degree or equivalent who are currently working in areas related to RLS research or clinical practice.
- Students or para-professionals (including study coordinators and technicians) who provide evidence of significant contributions to the field within the past five years (such as working with an RLS support group) or one or more publications in the field.
2. NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Students or para-professionals who have not published or made significant contributions to the field may apply for non-voting membership.
Excluded from membership are individuals working full time for for-profit organizations with potential conflicts of interest, such as pharmaceutical companies.
Membership is free. To apply, please submit a letter of intent and attached curriculum vitae to Dr. Marco Zucconi at .