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Burton Lasater Scott

Professor of Neurology
Neurology, Movement Disorders
Duke Box 3333, Durham, NC 27710
932 Morreene Rd, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Grants


Web-based Automated Imaging Differentiation of Parkinsonism

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Florida · 2021 - 2026

Huntington's Disease Society of America- Center of Excellence (Level 2)

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Huntington's Disease Society of America · 2023 - 2025

A Phase 3, Long-Term, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled trial of Troriluzole in Adult Subjects with Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Biohaven Pharmaceuticals · 2019 - 2025

Open Label Rollover Study of Valbenazine for the treatment of HD

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. · 2020 - 2025

Enroll-HD: A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort (A CHDI Foundation Project)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by CHDI Foundation · 2012 - 2025

PRidopidine Outcome On Function in Huntington Disease (PROOF-HD)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Prilenia Therapeutics · 2020 - 2025

Enabling Efficient, Fast, Biocompatible Exosome Separation via Acoustofluidics

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024

Huntington's Disease Society of America- Center of Excellence (Level 2)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Huntington's Disease Society of America · 2015 - 2022

A Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of urate elevating inosine treatment to show clinical decline in early Parkinson Disease

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Massachusetts General Hospital · 2015 - 2020

Effect of LY3154207 on Cognition in Mild-to-Moderate Parkinson's Disease Dementia (PDD)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Eli Lilly and Company · 2018 - 2019

An Open label, Long Term Safety Study of SD-809 Er in Subjects wtih Chorea associated with Huntington's Disease.

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2013 - 2019

A Phase 3, Long-term, Open-label Study of Istradefylline in subjects with moderate to Severe Parkinson's Disease

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kyowa Hakko Kirin Pharma Co, Ltd. · 2016 - 2018

National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence Grant

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Parkinson Foundation · 2017 - 2018

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Study of SD-809 (Dutetrabenazine) for the Treatement of Moderate to Severe Tardive Dyskinesia

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2014 - 2016

An Open-Label, Long-Term Safety Study of SD-809 (Dutetrabenazine) for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Tardive Dyskinesia

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2014 - 2015

A Clinical Study of Patients with Symptomatic Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension to assess sustained effects of droxidopa therapy

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Chelsea Therapeutics · 2014 - 2015

Creatine Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy in Huntington's Disease: CREST-E

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Massachusetts General Hospital · 2014 - 2015

A Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Device for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Scion NeuroStim LLC · 2014 - 2015

Parkinson's Disease Neuroprotection Clinical Trial (Closeout Activities Budget)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2014

Genetics and epidemiology of essential tremor

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2007

External Relationships


  • Deep Brain Innovations
  • GemVax
  • HD Reach. Started on Board of Director in January 2020.

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