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Ethan M. Goldberg, MD, PhD- The Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaDavid R. Liu, PhD- MIT and Harvard University Base editing for the treatment and prevention of Dravet syndromeResearch Grant- $250,000,  2 years Summary from the Investigators: Dravet syndrome is caused by genetic mutations in the gene SCN1A that encodes the voltage-gated sodium channel subunit known as […]

Xu Zhang, PhD – Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Selective Activation of Hippocampal Parvalbumin Interneurons via Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Seizure Suppression in Scn1a+/- Mice Postdoctoral Fellowship – $75,000, 1 year Recipient of the Elliot Meskis Award for an Exceptional Postdoctoral Fellow which provides a $2,500 grant supplement for professional development. Summary from the

Petra Bencurova, PhD; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Multi-Target Strategy for Dravet Syndrome: Enhancing Sodium Channels and GABA Receptors via miRNA Inhibition Postdoctoral Fellowship- $75,000/ 1 year Supported by Budgetdog, LLC Grant Summary from the Investigator: Dravet Syndrome (DS) is a rare and severe form of epilepsy in children that causes a variety of issues

Eric J. Kremer, PhD- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de MontpellierMoran Rubinstein, PhD- Tel Aviv UniversityElse A. Tolner, PhD- Leiden University Medical CenterEthan M. Goldberg, MD, PhD- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Molecular characterization of the therapeutic effect of exogenous NaV1.1 Transformational Science Grant- $500,000 over 3 years Funding for this grant was supported by Dance

Boaz P. Levi, PhD- Allen Institute for Brain ScienceBryan B. Gore, PhD- Allen Institute for Brain ScienceJohn K. Mich, PhD- Allen Institute for Brain ScienceTim Jarsky, PhD- Allen Institute for Brain Science  Circuit-selective Whole SCN1A Gene Delivery for Dravet Syndrome Transformational Science Grant- $500,000 over 3 yearsThis grant funded with support from Marlins for Mason