Dopamine cell replacement therapies for Parkinson's:- Where are we now by Prof Roger Barker

This is the recording of Prof Roger Barker's presentation on 23rd February 2023 at the Royal School of Medicine London supported by Cure Parkinson's
Cell replacement trials are now underway and in this talk Professor Roger Barker briefly summarises the history of dopamine cell replacement therapies for Parkinson’s, where we now are with these new trials, and what the future might look like for the Parkinson’s community using such a treatment.
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Professor Roger Barker is a Professor of Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and a Consultant Neurologist at the Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge.
He is a primary investigator in the Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and the Director of the MRC funded UKRMP Stem and Engineered cell hub.
His research seeks to better define the clinical heterogeneity of two common neurodegenerative disorders, namely Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease, and their treatment, especially with experimental cell and gene-based approaches.
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[@cphillips5199]

Great presentation

[@steveh1460]

Great information. Thank you!

[@philcruttwell2388]

Ambroxol was briefly mentioned. Is it being used for Parkinson's treatment? It is available as an over the counter cough medicine but have the clinical trials for Parkinson's been approved?

[@stephencasner531]

I wonder if the one recent ips cell transplant was dr. Lopez?

[@scottroth3954]

By Y g😊.