Cork Parkinson’s Association raises €50k for research!
This week is World Parkinson’s Awareness Week – which runs from 11-17 April – and to mark it, Cork Parkinson’s Association has raised the impressive sum of €50,000 to fund research at UCC.
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We have sent this letter to the Minister for Health and our local TDs. Please help us to get PD patients moved higher up the list for vaccination by signing and circulating our e-petition to your family, friends and anyone who can support us. The more signatures we get the stronger our voice will be….
Congratulations Ciara and Una on completing the Cork Mini Marathon. CPA are very grateful to you both for raising funds and awareness of Parkinson’s. Donation page is still open so you can still recognise Ciara and Una’s achievement!
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Cork 500 Member challenge
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Congratulations to Professor Aideen Sullivan on her appointment as Head of the Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience at UCC
Go to our research page (About Us) to find out more about the wonderful work this team are doing.