Welcome to CNDR
The Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR) promotes and conducts multidisciplinary clinical and basic research studies aimed at increasing our understanding of the causes and mechanisms leading to brain dysfunction and degeneration in
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What's New?
- Dr. Virginia Lee and CNDR Colleagues Find Parkinson's Disease Protein Causes Disease Spread and Neuron Death in Healthy Animals. More information...
- RFP for 2014 IOA and ADCC Pilot Research Grants Is Now Available. More information...
- Having an Impact on Brain Aging and Drug Discovery. Watch the Video to Learn More...
- Alzheimer's Experts from Penn Summit Provide Strategic Roadmap to Tackle the Disease. More information...
- Researchers at CNDR and Colleagues Have Found Promising First Step Toward Blood Test for Alzheimer's. More information...
- Dr. Virginia Lee interviewed by Research Media Europe about her research efforts in neurodegenerative diseases at CNDR. More information...
- CNDR Researchers and Colleagues Report Anti-Tau Drug Effective in Animal Models of Alzheimer's; Clinical Trial to Begin. More information...
- Rare genetic mutation protects against Alzheimer's. More information...
- CNDR's Virginia Lee and Colleagues Find Parkinson's Protein Causes Disease Spread in Animal Model, Suggesting Way Disorder Progresses Over Time in Humans. More information...
- CNDR Researches and Colleagues Call for Range of Diagnostic Spinal Fluid Tests to Help Clinicians Differentiate Concurrent Neurodegenerative Diseases. More information...
- Penn Researchers Find ALS Patients Differ on Treatment Choices in Later Phases of Disease. More information...
- U.S. Government Presents National Plan to Fight Alzheimer's Disease. NIA Press Release...
- CNDR's John Trojanowski Speaks on U.S. National Plan to Fight Alzheimer's Disease. Video...
- An Inside Look at the Research Efforts of CNDR. Download PDF...
- Drs. John Trojanowski and Virginia Lee to Speak at PennNYC Event: Untangling Alzheimer’s: A Key to Healthy Aging on May 22nd. More information...
- World Health Organization's Report - Dementia: A Public Health Priority. Download PDF of Report...
- Behavioral Neuroscientist Postdoctoral Fellow Position Open. More information...
- More information on the Draft National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease (NAPA).
- Catch up with the IOA on Facebook, Twitter, and more. More information...
- "Planning for Hope: Living with Frontotemporal Disease." More information and to view the film online...
- New Go4Life® campaign focuses on fitness for older adults. More information...
- Creative Philanthropy at Work: Jeff and Anne Keefer Funds for Parkinson's Research at Penn Medicine. More information...
- Video Resource on Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Brain Aging: "Progress and Promise Against Alzheimers Disease." More Information and Additional Video Resources on Alzheimer's...








