Combining nanoparticle and stem cell technologies to develop therapies for Friedreich’s ataxia

IHMRI - Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute.08/03/2019. Professor Mirella Dottori has been awarded a USA National Ataxia Foundation Grant to continue her research into the neurodegenerative disease, Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA).
In collaboration with Dr Christina Cortez-Jugo, University of Melbourne, they are using nanoparticles as a vechicle to deliver Frataxin to the diseased cells to see if they can reverse symptoms caused by the faulty gene and could potentially lead to a cure or treatment.