The Cheryl Molloy Memorial Research Grant

Contributed by: Tim Molloy and Family

Established in 2019

Research Grants Supported

Simon Mead, PhD

Grant Title: DNA Extraction for Global Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Location: MRC Prion Unit and National Prion Clinic, University College London (UCL) Institute of Prion Diseases

Grant Year: 2026

Thomas J. Trainer

Grant Title: The structural basis of prion-induced synaptotoxicity

Location: Imperial College London (ICL)

Grant Year: 2026

Paulina Soto, PhD

Grant Title: New strains, new risks: evaluating the host range and zoonotic potential of CWD prion strains

Location: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Grant Year: 2026

Daniel Ojeda-Juarez, PhD

Grant Title: Characterizing Early Synaptic Dysfunction in Human Prion Disease Using a Human iPSC-Derived Neuronal Model

Location: University of California, San Diego

Grant Year: 2026

Prof. Neil A. Mabbott

Grant Title: Haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy as a novel therapeutic for CNS prion disease

Location: The Roslin Institute & Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh

Grant Year: 2026