Research Grants 2017-2018

The RYR-1 Foundation is very excited to announce the recipients of the Foundation’s most recent round of research grants. These grants represent a commitment of over $500,000 of research funding. The awardees represent leaders in the fields of CRISPR/gene editing, muscle functioning, and RYR-1 protein structure. Please click on the recipients below to read the abstract of their research.

Angela Dulhunty, MD, PhD, Australian National University (Australia): “Developing Animal Models with an RYR-1 Mutation and Clinical Phenotype for the Purpose of Evaluating Cell and Molecular Mechanisms of RYR-1 Disease”

 

Alexander Kushnir, MD, PhD, Columbia University: “RyR1 Myopathy Database”

 

William R. Lagor, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine: “Targeted Removal of Pathogenic RYR1 Alleles”

 

Filip Van Petegem, PhD, University of British Columbia (Canada): “Structural Investigation of Disease-Associated Mutations in the Ryanodine Receptor Pore and EF Hand Region”

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inGenious Targeting Laboratory: Development of RYR-1 Mouse Models