Models
The lane
- Status
- Enabler. Tools, methods and resources that the other lanes depend on.
- Verdict
- Patient-derived neurons and organoids not tied to one hypothesis.
- Family
- Enabler
- Landmarks
- 8 in this lane, 11 more tagged with it. Advanced 6 · Open 2
The verdict and status come from the project's branches.yaml and use research wording.
Landmarks in this lane
| Yeast synuclein models | 2003–2006 | Research model | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| Knockout mice keep their neurons | 2003–2007 | Research model | Still being studied | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| Patient-derived dopamine neurons | 2011 | Research model | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| Isogenic patient stem-cell lines | 2011 | Research tool | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| Midbrain organoids | 2016 | Research model | Still being studied | – | – | 20 Oct 2026 | 2 |
| FOUNDIN-PD dopamine-neuron atlas | 2021–2023 | Research infrastructure | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| KOLF2.1J reference stem cell line | 2022 | Research tool | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| iSCORE-PD cell collection | 2024–2026 | Research infrastructure | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 20 Oct 2026 | 2 |
Also tagged with this lane
| 6-OHDA model and first rat dopamine grafts | 1968–1979 | Research model | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| MPTP: a chemical that causes Parkinson's | 1983 | Discovery | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| Rotenone reproduces Parkinson's features in rats | 2000 | Research model | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| Drosophila synuclein model | 2000 | Research model | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| A53T alpha-synuclein mice | 2002 | Research model | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Virus-driven synuclein rat and marmoset models | 2002–2003 | Research model | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| iPSC reprogramming (Yamanaka) | 2006–2007 | Research tool | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| PINK1 and parkin share a pathway (flies) | 2006 | Research model | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| MitoPark mouse | 2007 | Research model | Still being studied | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Fibril-seeding (PFF) models | 2011–2012 | Research model | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| Patient Lewy body extracts harm mice and monkeys | 2014 | Discovery | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 3 |
Links with other lanes
Built on work from
- Mitochondria & energy: 3 links
- Cell replacement: 3 links
- Synuclein misfolding & spread: 2 links
- Infrastructure & funding: 2 links
- Genetic architecture: 1 link
- Synuclein lowering: 1 link
- LRRK2: 1 link
- Lysosome & GBA: 1 link
Led to work in
- Cell survival & anti-apoptosis: 1 link
- Synuclein lowering: 1 link
- Lysosome & GBA: 1 link