New Jersey

PAN is currently looking for volunteers in New Jersey!  If you’re interested in learning more about PAN and joining our expansive network of dedicated and determined grassroots advocates around the country, we invite you to become an Assistant State Director at http://www.parkinsonsaction.org/train.  If you’re interested in getting involved or have any questions, please email us at advocate@parkinsonsaction.org!

Assistant State Directors

Ron Gardner
Howell, NJ
rongardner1012@yahoo.com

Myra Hirschhorn
Willingboro, NJ
smhirsch35@comcast.net

Parkinson’s Disease-Related Federal Funding in New Jersey

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Non American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Non-ARRA)
•    University of Med/Dent NJ-R W Johnson Medical School
•    Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Newark
•    Hackensack University Medical Center

Total Non-ARRA funding $2,098,855

Actual ARRA
•    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey New Brunswick
•    University of Med/Dent NJ-R W Johnson Medical School

Total ARRA funding $385,358

Department of Veterans Affairs Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education and Clinical Centers (PADRECC) and Consortium Sites
•    There is no Parkinson’s specific VA-related site in New Jersey.

Department of Defense (DoD)
Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Parkinson's Research (NETPR) program grantees:
•    We know of no DoD Parkinson’s grantees in New Jersey.