GENEVA  –The Paul Ruby Foundation was able to fund two proposals this year at Northwestern University’s Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center.

The foundation raised $100,000 from its sixth annual Concert for a Cure and Sub 5 Century Challenge. The foundation considered several grant proposals in October, ultimately choosing to fund $20,000 for Dr. Jerilyn Logemann’s research on the development and validation of a screening process for swallowing disorders in Parkinson’s patients.

The foundation also funded $80,000 for Dr. Rajeshar Awatramani’s research on assessing the function of a dopamine neuron subtype that is vulnerable in Parkinson’s disease.