University of California, Los Angeles
To support research in Fragile X syndrome by Principal Investigator Carlos Portera-Cailliau. Four-year grant 2016-2020.
To support research in Fragile X syndrome by Principal Investigator Carlos Portera-Cailliau. Four-year grant 2016-2020.
To conduct research by Scott Hall on Fragile X syndrome. Four-year grant 2015-2019.
To continue planning a voluntary newborn screening program in North Carolina and Wisconsin that would offer screening for congenital conditions including Fragile X.
To support research about Fragile X by Principal Investigators Xinyu Zhao and Anita Bhattacharyya. Three-year grant 2015-2018.
To plan and gather preliminary data to design a statewide Tier 2 voluntary newborn screening study that includes Fragile X syndrome.
To conduct research in Down syndrome.
To conduct research into identifying reactivation reagents in a high throughput unbiased screen using human Fragile X patient-derived neural cells, to correct the root cause of Fragile X.
To conduct a randomized controlled trial of an early communication intervention with children with Down syndrome. Four-year grant 2014-2018.
To conduct a Phase II placebo-controlled proof of concept study of acamprosate in 48 youth with Fragile X Syndrome. Four-year grant 2012-2016.
To evaluate the efficacy of Cogmed, a cognitive training program that enhances working memory and executive function, in individuals with Fragile X Syndrome, in a research project by David Hessl, PhD. Four-year grant 2012-2016.