Current grants
- 18 October 2011
Improving the diagnosis of mitochondrial disease In this project Dr Shamima Rahman at the University College London Institute of Child Health aims to identify new genetic changes causing mitochondrial diseases. - 17 October 2011
Developing an animal model to test therapies for certain types of muscular dystrophy Dr Susan Brown, Royal Veterinary College will supervise a student to study two conditions caused by changes in a gene called FKRP - 10 October 2011
Moving closer to an effective treatment for spinal muscular atrophy This project will test whether a very important, but often overlooked, type of cell that supports motor neurons contribute to the onset and severity of spinal muscular atrophy. - 10 October 2011
Understanding two different types of limb girdle muscular dystrophy Prof Kate Bushby will supervise this PhD project which aims to increase our understanding of the underlying cause of limb girdle muscular dystrophy types 2B and 2L. - 10 October 2011
Developing a utrophin drug for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies Professor Dame Kay Davies and colleagues are searching for drugs that could increase the amount of a protein called utrophin, in the muscles. - 10 October 2011
Using exon skipping to boost muscle growth Prof George Dickson plans to build on the current exon skipping work to develop molecular patches that can block the activity of a protein called myostatin and boost muscle growth. - 10 October 2011
Searching for new genes that cause congenital muscular dystrophies and congenital myopathies. Professor Muntoni and his PhD student at University College London will search for new genes causing congenital muscular dystrophies and congenital myopathies. - 10 October 2011
A pilot clinical trial for McArdles disease In this project Dr Ros Quinlivan at University College London will lead an international clinical trial to test a drug for McArdles disease. - 10 October 2011
Improving the delivery of molecular patches to the muscle In this project Professor Wells and his PhD student will investigate ways to improve the delivery of molecular patches so they can reach all the muscles more easily. - 25 October 2010
Searching for new genes that cause periodic paralysis and the myotonias Professor Hanna and his PhD student will aim to look for new genes that might be associated with periodic paralysis and the myotonias.
