Qionger He, PhD, and Anis Contractor, PhD

NKCC1 Inhibitor Bumetanide Corrects Synaptic and Circuit Hyperexcitability in Fragile X Mouse Model

September 15, 2018

Dr. Anis Contractor and Dr. Qionger He investigated the potential of the available drug bumetanide to correct altered GABA signalling in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome.

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Ravi Allada, MD, at Northwestern University, FRAXA research grant

Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Fragile X Mutant Drosophila

February 14, 2008

With FRAXA funding, Dr. Ravi Allada’s team at Northwestern University studied Fragile X fruit flies to uncover causes of sleep and activity disturbances.

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Vladimir Gelfand, PhD, at Northwestern University, FRAXA research grant

Transport, Anchoring and Translation of FMRP-Associated mRNAs

February 15, 2005

FRAXA’s $40K grant supported Dr. Vladimir Gelfand’s Northwestern team in exploring links between mGluR, mRNA, and FMRP.

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Fragile X Syndrome and RNAi

February 27, 2004

With $75K from FRAXA, Dr. Richard Carthew at Northwestern studied how RNA interference (RNAi) and FMRP interact in Fragile X.

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