{"id":438,"date":"2025-07-16T23:39:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pdclubvienna.org\/?page_id=438"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:55:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:55:44","slug":"438-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pdclubvienna.org\/?page_id=438","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_type=&#8221;circular&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction_radial=&#8221;top left&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,69,122,0.49) 0%|rgba(0,69,122,0.2) 99%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#634369&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#006DB3&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.pdclubvienna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0871953c-6217-43bb-9d04-4be4fce9564a.jpg&#8221; background_size=&#8221;stretch&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;28px||0px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;-100px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; box_shadow_position=&#8221;inner&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|198px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|500|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;84px&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;116px||3px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Member Labs<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|300|on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;32px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;96px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Meet the researchers and labs driving progress in Parkinson\u2019s disease.<br data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"226\" \/>This page features members of our PD Club, including their affiliations, areas of focus, and links to their lab websites. Together, we foster collaboration, share knowledge, and support innovation in Parkinson\u2019s research.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Team&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-5px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|||||&#8221; top_divider_flip=&#8221;vertical&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1150ms&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;150ms&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;3%&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px|auto||auto||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|500|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span>PD Research Community<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Hallacli Lab&#8221; position=&#8221;Max Perutz Labs&#8221; image_url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.pdclubvienna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/F56F3JNXUAE8Itq.jpg-large-e1752618604778.jpeg&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#e4e6f0&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|500|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Montserrat|300|||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; position_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; width=&#8221;63%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at\/research\/research-groups\/hallacli&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Parkinson\u2019s disease involves toxic aggregation of the protein alpha-synuclein in neurons. 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