Biomarkers and intervention in older people with Parkinson disease

• Grant number: 24/21163-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: March 16, 2025
• End date: June 20, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physical Education
• Principal Investigator: José Angelo Barela
• Grantee: José Angelo Barela
• Visiting researcher: John Jeka
• Visiting researcher institution: University Of Delaware/Ud, United States
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 24/01132-2 - Multidisciplinary Center for the Development of Assistive Technology (MCDAT), AP.CCD

Abstract

This proposal has a goal make possible the participation of Dr. John Jeka as a visiting professor, from March 16th to June 20th, 2024. During this period, Dr. Jeka will contribute to the discussion of results from several ongoing projects that have been performed by several laboratory groups at UNESP, Campus of Rio Claro and Bauru, and at Cruzeiro do Sul University. Regarding the research projects, our group and Dr. Jeka will initiate a pilot project using light therapy to possibly minimize the deleterious motor effects experienced by people with Parkinson's disease, in a joining collaboration with the of Centro Multidisciplinar para o Desenvolvimento de Tecnologia Assistiva (CMDTA), recently implemented in the Campus of Bauru. Besides the collaboration in the research projects, Dr. Jeka will participate in meetings and interactions with members and students of these research laboratories. Dr. Jeka also will teach a graduate course to students from several Graduate Programs about Responsible Conduct of Research. Finally, Dr. Jeka will participate as a speaker in the XIV Congresso Internacional de Educação Física e Motricidade Humana e XX Simpósio Paulista de Educação Física, which will be hold in the Institute of Biosciences, Rio Claro. (AU)