The Garry Buttermann, IV Memorial Research Grant

Contributed by: Jill Canuel

Established in 2017

Research Grants Supported

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

Matthias Schmitz, PhD

Grant Title:
Validation of a non-invasive diagnostic test for prion diseases using tear fluid

Location:
Dementia Research Unit, Dept. of Neurology in Göttingen, National Reference Center for TSE and German Center for Neuro-degenerative diseases, Germany

Grant Year: 2024

Surabhi Mehra, PhD, MSc

Grant Title:
Understanding the molecular mechanism of spontaneous prion emergence in knock-in mouse models

Location:
Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto

Grant Year: 2024

Christina Sigurdson, DVM, PhD

Grant Title:
Mechanisms of Selective Neuronal Vulnerability in Human Prion Disease

Location:
University of California, San Diego

Grant Year:
2015

Valerie Sim, MD, FRCPC

Grant Title:
Combination therapies for human prion disease

Location:
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta

Grant Year:
2016

Wen-Quan Zou, MD, PhD

Grant Title:
Assessing Prions in Sporadic CJD Patients

Location:
National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Grant Year:
2017