EPISODE · Jan 10, 2026 · 41 MIN
Episode 019- Guest- Researcher Rebecca Wallings - Mark In The Park Podcast
from Mark In The Park Podcast · host Mark Milow
Welcome to Mark In The Park — a podcast about life, not just Parkinson’s. Hosted by Mark Milow, aka MarkInThePark21, this is a space where honesty meets optimism, and everyday moments matter just as much as the big ones.This week’s guest is researcher Rebecca Wallings. Rebecca’s Bio reads:Rebecca Wallings is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University’s (IU) StarkNeurosciences Research Institute (SNRI) and Departments of Neurology andMicrobiology and Immunology. She earned her PhD from the University of Oxford in2019, where she identified a novel LRRK2 substrate, vATPase a1, linking LRRK2mutations to lysosomal dysfunction. Her postdoctoral research focused on lysosomalregulation of inflammation in PD and dementia, with emphasis on LRRK2 andprogranulin mutations. She received fellowships from both the Parkinson Foundationand Brightfocus Foundation, and has led pioneering work on immune cell exhaustion inPD. In 2024, she was awarded the Parkinson Foundation Launch Award to establishher independent laboratory in October of 2025. Her independent research program isdedicated to understanding how an aging immune system, specifically immune cellexhaustion and immunosenescence, drives neurodegeneration and how we mayleverage these mechanisms to develop targeted therapeutic strategies to slow, halt orprevent neurodegenerative disease.Find Rebecca on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-wallings/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Want to know more about Parkinson’s Disease? You will find great resources at the Parkinson’s Foundation website or by calling their hotline below:1-800-4PD-INFO (1-800-473-4636)www.parkinson.orgIf you have a question or suggestion for the podcast, or would like me to speak at an event, you can reach me at [email protected] . You can also check out my website www.markinthepark21.com Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe and tell a friend if you enjoyed the show! Music by James Wigley 👏Special thanks to my BFF Nikki ❤️And to the one who helped me find light in the darkness, I will always be thankful!#Parkinsons #Tenacity #YOPD #Inspiration #Resilience #Hope #Fun #WPC #DadJoke
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Welcome to Mark In The Park — a podcast about life, not just Parkinson’s. Hosted by Mark Milow, aka MarkInThePark21, this is a space where honesty meets optimism, and everyday moments matter just as much as the big ones.This week’s guest is researcher Rebecca Wallings. Rebecca’s Bio reads:Rebecca Wallings is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University’s (IU) StarkNeurosciences Research Institute (SNRI) and Departments of Neurology andMicrobiology and Immunology. She earned her PhD from the University of Oxford in2019, where she identified a novel LRRK2 substrate, vATPase a1, linking LRRK2mutations to lysosomal dysfunction. Her postdoctoral research focused on lysosomalregulation of inflammation in PD and dementia, with emphasis on LRRK2 andprogranulin mutations. She received fellowships from both the Parkinson Foundationand Brightfocus Foundation, and has led pioneering work on immune cell exhaustion inPD. In 2024, she was awarded the Parkinson Foundation Launch Award to establishher independent laboratory in October of 2025. Her independent research program isdedicated to understanding how an aging immune system, specifically immune cellexhaustion and immunosenescence, drives neurodegeneration and how we mayleverage these mechanisms to develop targeted therapeutic strategies to slow, halt orprevent neurodegenerative disease.Find Rebecca on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-wallings/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Want to know more about Parkinson’s Disease? You will find great resources at the Parkinson’s Foundation website or by calling their hotline below:1-800-4PD-INFO (1-800-473-4636)www.parkinson.orgIf you have a question or suggestion for the podcast, or would like me to speak at an event, you can reach me at [email protected] . You can also check out my website www.markinthepark21.com Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe and tell a friend if you enjoyed the show! Music by James Wigley 👏Special thanks to my BFF Nikki ❤️And to the one who helped me find light in the darkness, I will always be thankful!#Parkinsons #Tenacity #YOPD #Inspiration #Resilience #Hope #Fun #WPC #DadJoke
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