The Daniel Nugent Memorial Grant

Contributed by: The Highman and Nugent Families
This grant was established in 2020.

Research Grants Supported

Sonia Vallabh

Grant Title:
Assessing efficacy of zinc-finger repressors of prion protein as a therapeutic for prion disease

Location:
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Grant Year: 2020

Alyssa Block, PhD

Grant Title: Refined transgenetic approaches to investigate selective adaptation of human prions during intracranial and peripheral transmissions

Location: Prion Research Center, Colorado State University

Grant Year: 2025

David A. Harris, MD, PhD

Grant Title: Using a Kuru-Protective PrP Mutation as a Novel Prion Therapy

Location: Edgar Minas Housepian Professor & Chair, Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Boston University/Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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