By participating in Parkinson Canada SuperWalk you have a direct impact on the lives of Canadians living with Parkinson’s.

Your fundraising fuels progress in support, advocacy and in research. Like the work of Dr. Michael Vesia.

Dr. Vesia received a two year Basic Research Fellowship from the Parkinson Canada Research Program to study the differences between the brains of people living with Parkinson’s and those who are not. Ultimately, understanding these differences could lead to a way to improve the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s.

Says Vesia, who joined more than 800 participants at Parkinson Canada SuperWalk Toronto in 2016, “By studying how these circuits [in someone’s brain] are modulated, we can investigate how different therapies may affect these circuits.”