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2021 DSF Grant Awardees DSF is dedicated to funding the highest caliber research on Dravet syndrome and associated epilepsies. Our focus is on research projects that will find new treatments and improve the quality of life for those living with an ion channel epilepsy. We place a high priority on funding research that has a […]
AES 2021 Meeting Summary On December 3-7th, 2021, the American Epilepsy Society (AES) held its annual conference to bring together clinicians and scientists on the cutting edge of epilepsy research. This year had a multitude of presentations related to Dravet syndrome, making for an exciting few days focused on what we have learned about Dravet
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Wenxi Yu, PhD – University of Michigan $50,000 ONE YEAR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Co-funded with JAM for Dravet Mutations in the sodium channel genes SCN1A and SCN8A are a significant cause of Developmental Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs), severe seizure disorders. We demonstrated that reduced expression of Scn8a using a specific ASO can prevent the onset of seizures
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Simona Balestrini, MD, PhD – UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Sanjay Sisodiya, PhD, FRCP – UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology $150,000 TWO YEAR CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD Dravet syndrome (DS) is caused by a genetic change that leads to severe epilepsy with difficult-to-treat seizures, cognitive impairment, other neurological and physical symptoms, and heightened risk
Liu Lin Thio, MD, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis Joel R. Garbow, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis $150,000 TWO YEAR RESEARCH AWARD Co-funded with JAM for Dravet Children with Dravet syndrome have drug-resistant epilepsy characterized by different seizure types along with developmental regression and intellectual impairment. Dravet syndrome is genetic with
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Jacy Wagnon, PhD – The Ohio State University College of Medicine $150,000 TWO YEAR RESEARCH AWARD Many individuals with Dravet syndrome (DS) do not achieve adequate seizure control using available drug treatments. These drugs also do not sufficiently treat other symptoms of DS, including behavioral and cognitive impairments. We analyzed gene expression in a mouse
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Manisha N. Patel, PhD – University of ColoradoKelly G. Knupp, MD – Children’s Hospital Colorado $150,000 TWO YEAR RESEARCH AWARD Dravet syndrome (DS) is a catastrophic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy characterized by intractable early-life seizures, and debilitating comorbidities such as cognitive deficits, developmental delay, sleep disturbances, progressive movement abnormalities and increased risk of sudden unexpected
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Phase 1/2a MONARCH clinical trial of STK-001 update Stoke Therapeutics released interim safety, pharmacokinetic, and CSF exposure data from their Phase 1/2a MONARCH trial of STK-001 in individuals with Dravet syndrome. • The data in this analysis comes from 21 patients in the Single Ascending Dose arm of the study (SAD: 1 dose with a
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Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy Memory Wall Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy (PAME) is a collaboration among health care providers, clinical researchers, basic scientists, public health officials, patient advocates, caregivers, bereaved families, and people living with epilepsy. This range of stakeholders come together with a common goal of improving our understanding of and working to
Dravet Syndrome Transition Guide Transition of care, or the process of moving from pediatric to adult health care providers, is one of the most challenging issues facing adults with Dravet syndrome and their families. DSF worked with our Medical Advisory Board to help address one of the issues that families with Dravet syndrome face during the
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