Sunday, September 28, 2014

A Novel Mouse Model for Friedreich's Ataxia

A Novel Mouse Model for Friedreich's Ataxia. Inventors: Geschwind, Daniel H.; UCLA Office of Intellectual Property & Industry Sponsored Research

This new model exhibits various symptoms observed in FRDA patients, including cardiac atrophy, elevated iron-responsive proteins, neurodegeneration, motor neuropathy–and for the first time in an FRDA model–scoliosis and ataxia.

Next-Generation R&D Partnerships: The NCATS Success Story

Next-Generation R&D Partnerships: The NCATS Success Story , Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.

Free event on Wednesday, October 29, 2014,10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Rayburn House Office Building 45 Independence Ave SW
(2168) Washington, DC20515

FGF8 Activates Proliferation and Migration in Mouse Post-Natal Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells

FGF8 Activates Proliferation and Migration in Mouse Post-Natal Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells . Pablo Cruz-Martinez, Almudena Martinez-Ferre, Jesus Jaramillo-Merchán, Alicia Estirado, Salvador Martinez, Jonathan Jones; PLoS ONE 9(9): e108241. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108241

Open Access, full text pdf