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July 24, 2017
The ALS Association recognized Steven Finkbeiner’s pioneering work and urgent focus to bring effective treatments to patients with ALS.
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April 27, 2017
The funded program will, for the first time, introduce gene editing and stem cell therapies in the search for a potential cure
Huntington’s Disease
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March 31, 2017
Steven Finkbeiner was selected for the award based on his history of exceptional talent, imagination, and preeminent scientific achievement in finding better treatments for Huntington’s disease.
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January 12, 2017
Scientists discover an enzyme that that could be targeted to treat both Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia.
Alzheimer’s Disease
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Article
December 20, 2016
New details learned about a key cellular protein could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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August 4, 2016
Changing a specific part of the huntingtin protein prevented the loss of critical brain cells and protected against behavioral symptoms in a mouse model of the disease.
Huntington’s Disease
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Article
January 15, 2016
A cross-disciplinary collaboration seeks to connect the clinic and the laboratory and improve the translation of Alzheimer’s disease research.
Alzheimer’s Disease
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Article
August 28, 2015
Advanced imaging and computational technology facilitate the search for cures.
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June 22, 2015
Brianna Bibel, an undergraduate student at St. Mary’s College of California, has joined the lab of Dr. Steve Finkbeiner for the summer after receiving a 2015 Donald A. King Summer Research Fellowship from the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA).
Huntington’s Disease
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Article
June 8, 2015
Revelations about a key cellular pathway have important implications for neurodegenerative diseases like ALS and frontotemporal dementia.
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September 19, 2014
Grants are to be used for innovative and transformative research into the detailed cell biology of the brain.
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