The Marcos Amongero Memorial Research Grant
Contributed by: Lauren Amongero and Family
This grant was established in 2018.
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This project will test a potentially powerful combination therapy for prion disorders that aims to block two distinct steps in the disease process: (1) the accumulation of infectious prions; and (2) the ensuing nerve cell damage caused by activating specific cellular pathways. We predict that combining drugs that target both of these steps will be significantly more effective than current mono-therapies, which are designed exclusively to reduce prion accumulation.
Contributed by: Lauren Amongero and Family
This grant was established in 2018.
Contributed by: Jacqueline Riedel
This grant was established in 2018.
Grant Title:
“Highly Synergistic Combination Therapy for Prion Diseases”
Location:
Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine
Grant Year:
2018
Contributed by: Kathleen Dodd and Family.
Established in 2016.
Contributed by: Jeanne Cole
Established in 2015.
Contributed by: The Jeffrey and Mary Smith Family Foundation; Zoë Smith Jaye and Jenny Smith Unruh; and Mary Smith
Established in 2015.
This website was made possible by a generous donation from Cookie Stivison, in memory of her husband Tom Stivison, and a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
