Jason Van Leuven

About this episode

This episode features Jason Van Leuven discussing his career change to medical science and his personal experience with Parkinson's disease.

On this week's episode we speak to Jason van Leuven, who changed careers in 2015 and went to study medical science, specialising in neuroscience and pharmacology. He has just been diagnosed with with Parkinson’s in May last year while completing his PhD and has a unique perspective on how difficult it is to make these diagnoses, especially in the beginning of the disease. You can check our Jason's art on instagram at @vanleuven.jason Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! Fundraise or donate this April to help Shake It Up propel progress towards a Parkinson’s cure. Head to https://parkinsons-awareness-month-2026.raiselysite.com/ to get involved. Together, we can find a cure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Jason Van Leuven

Topics covered

• neuroscience
• Parkinson's disease
• medical science
• career change
• art

Keywords

• Parkinson's
• neuroscience
• pharmacology
• diagnosis
• art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shake It Up Australia, Acast

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