Funded Research Projects

CRISPR/Cas9 Correction of a Common Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Deletion

In Progress

Recipient: Stefan Nicolau, MD

Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Activity-Based Treatments to Accelerate Peripheral Axon Regeneration

In Progress

Recipient: Colin Franz, MD, PhD

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Neuromuscular Ultrasound and Electric Impedance Myography in CMT type 1A: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

In Progress

Recipient: Yohei Harada, MD

Duke University, Durham, NC

Determining the Pathogenicity of Autoantibodies in Idiopathic Small Fiber Neuropathy

In Progress

Recipient: Alexander Chamessian, MD, PhD

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Prevalence and Spectrum of Adult Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Zambia

In Progress

Recipient: Michelle Kvalsund, MD

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging for Characterizing Neuroinflammation of Spinal Cord in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

In Progress

Recipient: Suma Babu, MBBS, MPH

Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital

The Role of Mitochondria in Inclusion Body Myositis

Recipient: Elie Naddaf, MD

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Neurological Application of Neurotoxins

Recipient: R. James Cotton, MD, PhD

Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Research Fellowship

Recipient: Karissa Gable, MD

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Androgen Receptor Isoforms: From SBMA Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Targets

Recipient: Carlo Rinaldi, MD, PhD

Associate Professor Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics Division of Medical Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

The Value of High Quality Electrodiagnostic Study in Work-Associated Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Recipient: Teryl K. Nuckols, MD

RAND Corporation

Validation of the Triple Timed-Up-and-Go Test as a measure of disease severity in Lambert Eaton Myasthenia patients

Recipient: Shruti Raja, MD

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Neurological Application of Neurotoxins

Recipient: Lisa Williams, MD

University of California, Davis Medical Center, Davis, California

Motor System Connectivity Influences in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Recipient: Christi L Kolarcik, PhD

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Glucocorticolds in Fiber Repair and Regeneration of Dystrophic Muscles

Recipient: Mattia Quattrocelli, PhD

Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Cognition in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Recipient: Mathula Thangarajh, MD

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Improving the Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Diseases

Recipient: Monkol Lek, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

LncRNA as Therapeutic Target for SMA

Recipient: Constantin d'Ydewalle, PhD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD