State University of New York

Seizures in Fragile X Syndrome and Therapeutic Potential of NMDA Receptor Antagonists

FRAXA Research Foundation 2013 Grants • 2014 Grants • Completed Research Grant • Disease Mechanisms • Drug Repurposing • State University of New York • Treatment Targets • Wong, Robert September 8, 2014December 13, 2019autism, glutamate, mGluR, NMDA, seizure

With a $90,000 grant from the FRAXA Research Foundation, Dr. Robert Wong is investigating how seizures are generated in Fragile X neurons. More generally, he is looking at how synapses are modified to enable learning and memory and how this process is impaired in Fragile X.

The Role of FMRP and Small, Non-Coding RNAs in Translation

FRAXA Research Foundation 2006-2010 Grants • Completed Research Grant • State University of New York • Tiedge, Henri • Treatment Targets • Zhong, Jun February 1, 2010April 25, 2018BC1, mGluR, mGluR5

With a $120,000 grant from FRAXA Research Foundation, Drs. Henri Tiedge and Jun Zhong studied the mechanisms by which local protein translation is repressed. Multiple parallel mechanisms keep protein synthesis in check; one of them involves FMRP, and a similar mechanism involves the non-coding RNA, BC1. Results published.