Contractor, Anis

In Their Own Words: Reports From the International Fragile X Workshop

FRAXA Research Foundation Cogram, Patricia • Contractor, Anis • Events Recap • Kooy, Frank • Lee, Jeannie • McGill University • Moine, Herve • Razak, Khaleel • Research Updates • Smith, Carolyn B. • Sonenberg, Nahum • Todd, Peter • Vanderklish, Peter , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
In Their Own Words: Reports From the International Fragile X Workshop

The 18th International Fragile X and Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders Workshop in Quebec, Canada, was a great success, featuring Fragile X much more heavily than any previous meeting in this series! We asked our speakers to summarize their work in their own words. These brief updates from researchers investigating Fragile X.

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Can NKCC1 Inhibitors Correct Synaptic and Circuit Hyperexcitability in Fragile X Syndrome?

FRAXA Research Foundation 2013 Grants • 2014 Grants • 2016 Grants • 2017 Grants • Contractor, Anis • Current Research Grants • Drug Repurposing • He, Qionger • Northwestern University • Research Grant with Results • Treatment Targets , ,
Can NKCC1 Inhibitors Correct Synaptic and Circuit Hyperexcitability in Fragile X Syndrome?

With $258,000 in grants since 2013 from FRAXA Research Foundation, Dr. Anis Contractor and Dr. Qionger He at Northwestern University are exploring the potential of the available drug bumetanide to correct altered GABA signalling in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome.

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