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Grant - Summer 2015 - ALS - Rita Sattler, Ph.D.

Rita Sattler, associate professor of neurobiology at Barrow Neurological Institute, Dignity Health – St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, was awarded an MDA research grant totaling $300,000 over three years to elucidate the mechanisms underlying ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) caused by mutations in the C9ORF72 gene. Sattler will use patient stem cells and new mouse models to investigate whether alterations in the C9ORF72 gene lead to changes in the fine structure of nerve cells, which could affect the transmission of information between nerves. The identification of these changes will give further insight into how C9ORF72 mutations cause ALS and whether therapies targeting these associated changes could be beneficial for patients.
Funding for this MDA research grant began Aug. 1, 2015.
Grantee: ALS - Rita Sattler, Ph.D.
Grant type: Research Grant
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