Department of Neurology

The October rim-to-rim trek counts Jim Knepler, MD, and Holli Horak, MD, among hikers to walk 24 miles in a day to raise money for cystic fibrosis research. Help this College of Medicine – Tucson couple reach their fundraising goal of $4,000 each.

Nearly $215,000 in seed money will promote research in brain cancer, calorie restriction and healthy aging, vision problems in Parkinson’s patients, strength training for healthy blood pressure during pregnancy and immune defenses against a brain parasite.

Research at the U of A is giving hope to people with Parkinson’s disease.