Chelsea’s Hope Received CZI Grant to Advance Lafora Research
We are so excited and grateful to share that, in partnership with the University of Texas-Southwestern, we’ve received a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to advance Lafora disease research. The project is titled Closing the Knowledge Gaps in Lafora, a Fatal Neurodegenerative Disease.
The research team includes primary investigators Dr. Berge Minassian and Dr. Kit Donohue, as well as Dr. Maria Chahrour, Dr. Sharmistha Mitra, Dr. Felix Nitschke, and Dr. Matt Gentry.
Project goals include:
Connecting researchers to the patient community
Engaging patients in research
Opening the path to therapy
Chelsea’s Hope c/o Dr. Donohue
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