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- The NINDS Parkinson's Disease Research Centers of Excellence program was developed in honor of former Congressman Morris K. Udall of Arizona who served in Congress from 1961-1991. Diagnosed with PD in 1979, he died in 1998 after a long battle with the disease.
- On November 13, 1997, President Clinton signed the Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act of 1997 into law (P.L. 105-78).
![Emory University](/medicine/udallp50/media/widgetkit/udall_emory_100x100-5ae0c44b3c6b867d1de2ff255d5779ec.jpg)
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Director: Thomas Wichmann, M.D.
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UAB
Birmingham, AL
Director: David G. Standaert, M.D., Ph.D.
![University of Michigan](/medicine/udallp50/media/widgetkit/udall_uofmichigan_100x100-5c0bdc8c4504cc0e826af5bc26bf997e.jpg)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Director: Roger L. Albin, M.D.
![University of Minnesota](/medicine/udallp50/media/widgetkit/udall_uofminnesota_100x100-b92025a756384b93c561cc347d43d18e.jpg)
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Director: Jerrold L. Vitek, M.D., Ph.D.
![University of Rochester](/medicine/udallp50/media/widgetkit/ur_logo-cropped-91e39e3a630bcf243a0317a4a39d8410.jpg)
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Director: E. Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A.