The Sastry Foundation Endowed Chair in Neurology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the appointment of Dr. LeWitt, the Department of Neurology is now an active participant nationally and internationally in clinical trials of new therapeutics for Parkinson’s disease. These affiliations include research projects that have been supported by the National Institutes of Health, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, and The Parkinson Study Group. Through the Endowed Chair, collaborative research is being conducted with researchers in the Wayne State University Department of Pharmacology and with other research centers throughout the United States. The themes of current research include biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, animal models of Parkinson disease, and gene therapies as therapeutic interventions. Dr. LeWitt also directs a fellowship training program in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders.