Investment Opportunities

We have many opportunities to invest in and be a part of our most promising initiatives and programs and leave a lasting legacy. Investment opportunities include two tiers of research programs – venture grants and enterprise grants. Legacy funds provide families and foundations a way to name a program or study in honor of a loved one. The PSP Genetics Consortium allows partnership in PSP’s biggest and first whole genome study, in collaboration with the Tau Consortium. Our Brain Bank program is an organ donation program that supports postmortem autopsies, providing final conclusive diagnoses for families struggling for answers. CurePSP reimburses costs of this donation.


Biomarker Accelerator


There is currently no definitive way to diagnose progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Families and their physicians must rely on clinical evaluation and indirect imaging methods, often leading to misdiagnosis, delays in care, and missed opportunities for early intervention. Without reliable biomarkers to detect PSP, track its progression, or assess treatment responses, clinical trials struggle to measure effectiveness, treatment decisions remain uncertain, and patient outcomes are limited.


Recent breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease research have demonstrated the transformative potential of biomarkers—enabling earlier and more accurate diagnoses, guiding treatment decisions, and accelerating drug development. These advancements are offering hope for other neurodegenerative diseases, including PSP, where the need for biomarkers is urgent.


To address this critical gap, CurePSP is launching the Biomarker Accelerator Program—a groundbreaking initiative to drive biomarker development for PSP. By building on existing discoveries and supporting the critical validation work needed to bring biomarkers into clinical use, this program will help transform PSP diagnosis, guide more precise treatment strategies, accelerate clinical research, and ultimately improve the lives of those affected by PSP.


Learn More About Biomarker Accelerator


CurePSP Pathway and Pipeline Grants

CurePSP provides “seed funding” to investigators who have innovative ideas that need “proof of concept” in order to qualify for larger funding sources. We provide grants to scientists of up to $100,000 for one- or two-year studies, up to four a year. These are carefully evaluated by our distinguished global Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) in collaboration with our Director of Scientific Affairs and the Board of Directors Research Committee. Because of that, these studies offer donors the opportunity to name and be involved with hand-selected and intensively administered research that provides the greatest impact and return on investment.

If you are interested in funding and naming a study, please contact Kristophe Diaz, Executive Director and Chief Science Officer, at diaz@curepsp.org.

Learn More About Pathway and Pipeline Grants 


CurePSP Student Fellowships

CurePSP Student Fellowships support students and trainees conducting summer research projects focused on PSP or CBD. The goal of these programs is to encourage trainees to pursue research in this field in an effort to make PSP and CBD a long-term area of research interest and to further our understanding of these diseases.

Applications for the CurePSP Student Fellowship Program are now open. Application instructions and full eligibility guidelines for the Urso Student Fellowship and the Jim Atwood Neuroscience Student Fellowship are available here. Applications must be submitted through ProposalCentral by January 31, 2025, at 5pm ET. 


If you are interested in funding and naming a study, please contact Kristophe Diaz, Executive Director and Chief Science Officer, at diaz@curepsp.org.

See Current and Past Student Fellowships


Brain Bank

The brain bank at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, supported by CurePSP, provides an invaluable resource to investigators by providing tissue samples for their research. It also provides a postmortem confirmation of diagnosis to families of the deceased. CurePSP reimburses families for the costs of brain donation. 

To partner with CurePSP on this program please contact us at info@curepsp.org.

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