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We have just awarded funding to Margot Mayer-Proschel, PhD at the University of Rochester to characterize a new mouse model that her lab has developed for A-T. Previous A-T mouse models have been useful for studying the biochemical, cancer, and immunological problems associated with A-T but haven’t had the brain…
MoreWith funding from the A-T Children’s Project and the Australian-based BrAshA-T organization, a team of researchers in Australia is using neuroimaging technology to learn more about abnormal circuitry and inflammation in the brains of A-T patients, possibly providing clues for therapeutic targets and uncovering imaging biomarkers for use in clinical…
MoreThree papers have been published recently in the scientific literature describing: 1) gastrostomy tube (G-tube) safety and satisfaction in patients with A-T; 2) the care of critically ill A-T patients and 3) the care of patients with A-T undergoing operations and the possible risks associated with the use of anesthesia…
MoreThe A-T Children’s Project has granted funding for Yang Xu, PhD from the University of California, San Diego to continue development of a stem cell-based model for A-T. This type of “disease-in-a-dish” model can be used to screen hundreds of thousands of compounds for their ability to diminish or reverse…
MoreBenjamin Siddoway, PhD from the Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center is the first recipient of the A-T Children’s Project’s Post Doctoral Fellowship Award for his grant entitled “Addressing neurological dysfunction in A-T: Investigation into novel, physiologic ATM activation in neurons and ATM-PP1 signaling in reorganization and refinement of…
MoreThe A-T Children’s Project is funding two new research grants that may provide insights regarding brain function in A-T. The Florida-based Wobbly Feet Foundation has agreed to co-fund part of each grant in an on-going partnership to accelerate A-T research. Research for the first grant, entitled “Linking neurodegeneration to protein…
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