Computational drug repurposing for CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder

CDKL52022CDKL5 Pilot Grant Programme

May 1

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Awardee: Diego Di Bernardo, PhD

Institution: Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine

Award Amount: $150,000

Funding Period: May 1, 2022 - April 31, 2023

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Utilizing patient iPSC-derived neurons to determine the functional consequences of longer cilia in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD)

Rescuing functional defects in a zebrafish model of CDKL5 deficiency: Contribution to the identification of therapeutic target