FRAXA Research Foundation funded a grant of $90,000 over 2016-2018, for a postdoctoral fellowship for Thomas Maurin, PhD, working under the mentorship of Dr. Barbara Bardoni at INSERM in France. The team works on the biochemistry of the Fragile X protein. They have found that PDE inhibitors (a class of drugs) show promise as treatments for Fragile X syndrome. In related research, FRAXA is currently funding a clinical trial of PDE4D inhibitors.
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Composition and Dynamics of FMRP-Containing RNP Complexes
FRAXA Research Foundation funded a grant of $30,000 in 2005 to Dr. Barbara Bardoni at INSERM in France. The team works on the biochemistry of the Fragile X protein.
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