How FRAXA Prioritizes Research, Explained

Dr. Mike Tranfaglia explains how FRAXA prioritizes research and the importance of looking at research from multiple angles. “It’s not either-or. It’s not we have a definitive treatment or we have a new drug treatment or we have a repurposing treatment. We can have all of those things, mixed or matched, in a personalized medicine kind of way and I think that’s what we’re headed for.”

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What FRAXA Is Excited about in the Upcoming Fragile X Research Grants, Explained

Dr. Mike Tranfaglia shares what FRAXA is excited about as we work through reviewing all of the submitted Fragile X research grant applications. We find it especially exciting that so many new clinical trials are starting right now, as our major emphasis is getting the drugs and other treatment strategies that we have tested in the Fragile X mouse model to patients in clinical trials.

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10 Year Vision for Collaborations That Transform Fragile X and Autism Research

The future offers hope for people living with Fragile X syndrome. Collaborations between the Fragile X community and other disability organizations help to provide understanding and advancement of research to bring effective treatments to families. FRAXA’s Dr. Mike Tranfaglia talks with Autism Science Foundation’s Allison Singer about the importance of their collaboration as we look forward to the next 10 years.

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