Gan, Wen-Biao

Which is the right FMRP for Therapeutic Development of Fragile X Syndrome?

FRAXA Research Foundation 2016 Grants • Cornell University • Current Research Grants • Disease Mechanisms • Gan, Wen-Biao • Jaffrey, Samie • Treatment Targets
Which is the right FMRP for Therapeutic Development of Fragile X Syndrome?

With a 2-year, $90,000 grant from FRAXA Research Foundation over 2016-17, Dr. Samie Jaffrey at Weill Medical College of Cornell University explored which FMRP isoform is the best target to treat Fragile X syndrome.

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In Vivo Imaging of Synaptic Abnormalities in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome

FRAXA Research Foundation 2006-2010 Grants • Completed Research Grant • Disease Mechanisms • Gan, Wen-Biao • New York University
In Vivo Imaging of Synaptic Abnormalities in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome

With an $85,000 grant from FRAXA Research Foundation over 2007-2008, Dr. Wen-Biao Gan and his team at New York University studied in-vivo protein development using imaging in mouse models to determine when pre- and postsynaptic structural plasticity occurs to target and when it develops abnormally.

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