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El Idrissi, Abdeslem

Abdeslem El Idrissi, PhD, Professor and Chair of Biology at the College of Staten Island, does research in cell biology, physiology, and neuroscience.

Molecular Basis of Increased Seizure Severity in the Fragile X Knockout Mouse

FRAXA Research Foundation February 26, 2003May 14, 2020

With a $50,000 grant from FRAXA Research Foundation from 2002-2003, Dr. Carl Dobkin and his team at the New York Institute for Basic Research studied the causes for heightened seizure activity in Fragile X mice. Results published.

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