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Could Parkinson’s disease start in the nose? New scratch-and-sniff test to make it easier to find out Could Parkinson’s disease start in the nose? New scratch-and-sniff test to make it easier to find out
May 1, 2025 - When it comes to early signs of Parkinson’s disease, many individuals experience a significant reduction in their sense of smell long before their motor symptoms.


Researchers


Name Scientific appointment Diseases, conditions and populations of interest Research and clinical approaches
Chen, Hsiao-Huei
PhD
Senior Scientist
(Neuroscience) 		Aging, Autism, Dementia, Depression, Heart disease, Maternal and fetal health, Mental health, Tourette's, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's, Anxiety, Diabetes, Obesity, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Vascular, heart and metabolic disease Disease models, Drug development, Gene expression, Neuro-stimulation, Optogenetics, Transgenic/knockout models, Basic research, Molecular and cellular biology, Translational research
Sachs, Adam
MD, MA, FRCSC
Associate Scientist
(Neuroscience) 		Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Spinal cord injury, Parkinson's Artificial intelligence and data science, Clinical trials, Imaging, Neuro-stimulation, Surgery
Schramm, David
MD SM FRCSC FACS
Associate Scientist
(Acute Care Research) 		Cochlear implantation, Hearing loss Biostatistics, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Epidemiology, Neuro-stimulation, Patient safety, Quality Improvement, Surgery, Systematic reviews
Solmi, Marco
MD, PhD, Psychiatrist
Clinician Investigator
(Neuroscience) 		Addiction, Anxiety, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Autism, Bipolar, Dementia, Depression, Mental health, Schizophrenia, Suicide Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Neuro-stimulation, Pharmacology, Pragmatic trials, Surveys, Systematic reviews
Allen, Matti
MD, PhD
Clinician Investigator
(Neuroscience) 		Aging, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Brain and neuromuscular disease, Genetic myopathy, Muscular dystrophy, Myasthenia gravis, Neuromuscular disease, Spinal muscular atrophy Biomarkers, Clinical research, Exercise, Neuro-stimulation, Rehabilitation, Systems biology, Translational research