Kelly Knupp, MD – Children’s Hospital Colorado Longitudinal Dravet Syndrome Natural History Study Special Project Funding: 3 years – $662,231 Grant Summary from the Investigators: The Dravet Lifespan Multidisciplinary Clinic at Children’s Hospital Colorado in collaboration with the Dravet Syndrome Foundation is pleased to announce the Dravet Syndrome Natural History Study. A natural history study […]| Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Ivan Soltesz, PhD – Stanford University, Jack Parent, MD – University of Michigan, Julie Ziobro, MD, PhD- University of Michigan and Tilo Gschwind, PhD- Stanford University Identification of Behavioral Biomarkers in Children with DS: A Pilot Study Special Project Funding: 2 years – $338,750 Title: Identification of Behavioral Biomarkers in Children with Dravet Syndrome: A […]| Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Else A. Tolner, PhD – Leiden University Medical Centre Neurophysiological characterization of the therapeutic effect of exogenous NaV1.1 channels Research Grant in the amount of $110,000 over 3 years Grant Summary from the Investigators: The early idea behind gene therapy was to replace faulty genes with healthy ones. While this can be relatively simple for […]| Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Lori L. Isom, PhD- University of Michigan Understanding phenotypes and biomarkers leading to SUDEP in a transgenic rabbit model of Dravet syndrome Special Project Funding: 3 years – $750,000 Grant Summary from the Investigators: Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is a leading cause of death in patients with epilepsy. SUDEP mechanisms are not understood, […]| Dravet Syndrome Foundation
David Auerbach, PhD- The Research Foundation for SUNY/Upstate Medical University Award Supplement for Genetic Substrates and Physiological Triggers for Autonomic and Cardiac Abnormalities in Dravet Syndrome Supplemental Award to a 2022 Clinical Research Grant: 1 year – $100,000 Grant Summary from the Investigators: People with Dravet Syndrome (DS) are at a high risk of Sudden Unexpected […]| Dravet Syndrome Foundation