Contributed by:
Research Grants Supported
Wen-Quan Zou, M.D., Ph.D., 2017
Assessing Prion Infectivity in the Skin of Sporadic CJD Patients
National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Roberto Chiesa, Ph.D., 2016
A New Anti-Prion Compound that Reduces PrPc levels and Inhibits PrPsc Replication
[Awaiting permission to release from Dr. Chiesa.]
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri
Milano, Italy
Zuzana Krejciova, Ph.D., 2016
Human Stem Cell Derived Neural Models for sCJD Prion Propagation and Drug Discovery
Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of California
San Francisco, California
Wen-Quan Zou, MD, PhD, 2015
Developing Therapeutics for CJD Using Patient-Specific iPSC-Derived Neurons
National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio
Joel Watts, PhD, 2012
Propagation of CJD Prions in Cultured Cells Expressing Bank Vole PrP
Instititute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Joaquin Castilla, PhD, 2011
Developing a Prion Susceptible Human Neuronal Cell Line Based on Reprogramming Fibroblasts from CJD Affected Patients
Prion Lab, Proteomic Unit, CIC bioGune