The Michael H. Cole Memorial Research Grant

Contributed by: Jeanne Cole

Established in 2015

Research Grants Supported

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

Wen-Quan Zou, MD, PhD

Grant Title:
Developing Therapeutics for CJD Using Patient-Specific iPSC-Derived Neurons

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

Grant Year:
2015

Zuzana Krejciova, PhD

Grant Title:
Human stem cell derived neural models for sCJD prion propagation and drug discovery

Location:
Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of California, San Francisco

Grant Year:
2016

Byron Caughey, PhD

Grant Title:
Antisense Oligonucleotides to delay or prevent onset of prion disease in mice

Location:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health

Grant Year:
2016

Charles E. Mays, PhD

Grant Title:
Design and Development of Anti-Prions as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Prion Disease

Location:
Mitchell Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School

Grant Year:
2017