Dear PPMI Participant,
First, let me say, as a study coordinator for PPMI at
Northwestern University, seeing each PPMI participant
come in for their visits is one of the best parts of my job. It’s
inspiring to see how willing you are to give of yourself for
the benefit of others in the pursuit of a biomarker. Working
toward identifying a biomarker is essential to the future of
Parkinson’s research. It could have the potential to help
doctors diagnose the disease sooner and eventually
generate new treatments that may be used even before
motor symptoms present themselves.
Your involvement in this study is crucial to its success. As a
coordinator, I consider it my job to make sure that you have
everything you need to stick with the study. We are all in this
together and the potential for what we could learn from so
many years of data and specimens being generated in PPMI
is staggering.
What you’re doing as a participant in PPMI is nothing short of
extraordinary—and the field of Parkinson’s research will be
eternally grateful. Thank you.
Karen Williams
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Northwestern University
PPMI Site Coordinator
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