Dr. Alessio Di Fonzo receives the “Movement Disorders Article of the Year Award 2024”

We are proud to announce that Dr. Alessio Di Fonzo,

Head of the Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders Laboratory at our “Centro Dino Ferrari”,
University of Milan – Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano,

has received the prestigious “Movement Disorders Article of the Year Award 2024”.

The award was presented during the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders 2024, held in Philadelphia, by the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, a global reference organization for research on movement disorders.

The awarded article is the result of the work of Dr. Alessio Di Fonzo, his team—particularly the young researcher Dr. Marco Percetti—and the collaboration with Prof. Enza Maria Valente from the Fondazione Mondino in Pavia and six other Italian IRCCS institutes. This represents the first of a growing number of scientific milestones within the ambitious “PARKNET” project, coordinated by Prof. Pietro Cortelli of the University of Bologna, and carried out as part of the IRCCS Network for Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation (RIN), successfully led by Prof. Raffaele Lodi, Scientific Director of the IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna. The study’s results mark a major advancement in Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.

For the first time, procedures for performing and interpreting genetic and diagnostic tests for Parkinson’s disease have been standardized. This is an unprecedented achievement, as there is currently no uniform international approach for these tests.

“Our hope is that these guidelines will be adopted by other international centers as well, ensuring a standardized diagnostic approach for Parkinson’s disease worldwide,” commented Dr. Di Fonzo.

The International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders is one of the most important scientific events for the global neurology community. This recognition highlights the importance of a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach in scientific research, exemplified by the ongoing work of the “Centro Dino Ferrari” at the Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano.

For more details on the work, the full article can be accessed. cliccando qui.