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The Fred Glavan/Lee Gallagher Family Memorial Grant

Contributed by: The Glavan and Gallagher families

This grant was established in 2022.

Research Grants Supported

Maria Letizia Barreca, PhD

Grant Title:
Blocking the Neurotoxic Activities of Mutant Prion Proteins by a Novel Class of Therapeutic Agents

Location:
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (DPS), University of Perugia-Italy

Grant Year: 2022

Dr. Thomas Cunningham and Elizabeth Hill

Grant Title:
Generation of Humanised STX6 Overexpression Mice to Study Prion Disease Genetic Risk and as a Model for Therapeutic Intervention

Location:
MRC Prion Unit at UCL, Institute of Prion Diseases, London

Grant Year: 2023

Qingzhong Kong, PhD

Grant Title:
Development of ADAM8-based Gene Therapy for CJD

Location:
NPDPSC, Case Western Reserve University

Grant Year: 2024

Debbie McKenzie, PhD

Grant Title:
Modulation of Toll-Like Receptor Signaling: Unveiling Neuroinflammation and Therapeutic Strategies in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Location:
University of Alberta

Grant Year: 2024