Special Presentation Slated in Honor of Parkinson’s Awareness Month

In honor of Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Parkinson’s Nebraska (www.parkinsonsnebraska.org) is hosting a morning reception on Tuesday, April 17 from 8-9:30 a.m. in honor of the vital work and research being done right here in Nebraska by Dr. Howard Gendelman and his team at UNMC’s Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience. This event will take place at The Heritage at Sterling Ridge, located at 1111 Sterling Ridge Drive, Omaha, NE 68144. Coffee and donuts will be served.

Dr. Gendelman is credited with unraveling how functional alterations in brain immunity induce metabolic changes and ultimately lead to neural cell damage across a broad range of infectious, metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders. He will be discussing the strides his team has made towards the development of a new class of drugs designed to harness the body’s natural immune system to fight nerve cell injury in Parkinson’s disease.

Parkinson’s Nebraska is committed to helping Nebraskans living with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers. The organization aims to be Nebraska’s number one resource for Parkinson’s disease information, educational programs, exercise classes, and support. For more information about this event, contact Katrina Wulf at (402) 706-7045 / katrina@parkinsonsnebraska.org. To learn more about Parkinson’s Nebraska, visit their website at www.parkinsonsnebraska.org.