Dan Johnston and Jennifer Seigel

Prefrontal Cortex Network (PFC) Dynamics in Fragile X Syndrome

September 18, 2017

With a $90,000 grant from FRAXA Research Foundation from 2016-2017, Dr. Daniel Johnston and Dr. Jenni Siegel at the University of Texas at Austin are analyzing pre-frontal cortex (PFC) dysfunction in the Fragile X model. They have preliminary evidence that Fragile X mice are severely impaired in a prefrontal cortex (PFC)-dependent task.

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Preclinical Testing of Sleep-Wake Patterns as an Outcome Measure for Fragile X

May 23, 2017

FRAXA Research Foundation awarded $122,000 to Dr. Cara Westmark at the University of Wisconsin at Madison for studies of sleep disorders in Fragile X syndrome.

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Frank Kooy lab

A Kinase Assay as a Biomarker for Fragile X Syndrome

January 15, 2017

Dr. Frank Kooy at the University of Antwerp investigated whether phosphorylation abnormalities are a suitable biomarker for clinical trials in Fragile X syndrome.

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