Texas Researcher Honored with MJFF Award for Parkinson's Breakthrough

Claudio Soto, a Texas scientist, has been awarded the Robert A. Pritzker Prize by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for his pioneering work in Parkinson's research. Soto developed the alpha-synuclein seed amplification assay (AlphaSyn-SAA), a technique that detects misfolded alpha-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid, enabling early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. This breakthrough has the potential to transform clinical trials and improve early detection and treatment of Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.