Gan, Wen-Biao

Wen-Biao Gan, PhD, Professor at NYU Langone Health, studies synapses as they develop to answer questions about synaptic plasticity in general and as they relate to developmental disorders.

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

FRAXA Research Foundation 2016 Grants • Completed Research Grants • Cornell University • Disease Mechanisms • Gan, Wen-Biao • Jaffrey, Samie • Treatment Targets April 24, 2017March 26, 2019

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.

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

FRAXA Research Foundation 2006-2010 Grants • Completed Research Grants • Disease Mechanisms • Gan, Wen-Biao • New York University February 14, 2008August 5, 2021

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.