The Silverstein Foundation Fellowship Program

Application Instructions


Fellowship details: 2 year program designed to support outstanding research in GBA-PD by providing salaries, opportunities for networking and professional development for postdocs at world-leading medical institutions. 

Click here to read about our current fellows and the work they are doing to advance the GBA-PD field. 

Next year we are going to expand the cohort to include 15 additional fellows. We are looking for postdoctoral candidates interested in working on the following target areas:

  • Cell autonomous vs cell non-autonomous mechanisms of GBA-PD
  • Understanding determinants of GBA-PD penetrance (onset and progression)
  • Biomarker development in GBA-PD (onset and progression)
  • Non-motor symptoms of GBA-PD
  • Prodromal GBA-PD and factors affecting conversion
  • Mechanisms to attenuate progression in humans with GBA-PD.
  • Assays of mechanisms underlying specific symptoms of GBA-PD

Additional areas focusing on GBA-PD will also be considered. 

If you are a Primary Investigator with an available fellow and would like them to work on one of the above, send us a proposal based on the submission details below:

We are exceedingly proud of all of our fellows and the contributions they have each made to the GBA-PD field. As we celebrate their accomplishments, we also look forward to finding new fellows that can carry on in their footsteps. Click the image above to learn more about the work of each of our 2023 Silverstein Fellows.

Submission Details 

Deadline: February 10th, 2025
Acceptance Letters: April 1st, 2025

Eligibility: Primary Investigators at accredited universities who have postdoctoral candidates.

Application Requirements:

  1. Submit your application to: benjamin(at)silversteinfoundation(dot)org
  2. Research Proposal: 2-3 page research proposal detailing:
    • Project title and objectives
    • Methods and timeline
    • Expected outcomes and impact
  3. Curriculum Vitae for the fellow

Submission Guidelines:

  • All materials must be in PDF format.
  • Ensure all documents are clearly labeled with the names of the institution, PI and fellow on each.

Evaluation Criteria:

  • Research proposal quality and relevance to GBA-PD
  • Fit with program’s objectives and values

Contact Information:

If you have any questions please email: benjamin(at)silversteinfoundation(dot)org

We look forward to receiving your application!

Note: The Silverstein Foundation believes in the principles of Open Science as the best avenue to accelerate therapeutics for patients. Thus we actively encourage all fellows to publish and present their work on platforms that adhere to those same principles.

Sincerely,

The Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson’s with GBA