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Congratulations from all of us here at the Center for NeuroGenetics on this prestigious achievement!

  Impeding Transcription of Expanded Microsatellite Repeats by Deactivated Cas9 Drs. Eric Wang and Belinda Pinto have published new research in Molecular Cell this month. Their research focuses on blocking the repetitive genetic sequences, found in microsatelitte diseases such as myotonic dystrophy types 1 and 2, using a deactivated form…

Over 20 CNG members attended the International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium (IDMC-11) meeting held on Sept. 5th to 9th, 2017. 

A new article related to Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 research was published in September 2017 from the lab of Dr. Laura Ranum.  The findings were reported in the journal Neuron and was featured on the cover of the journal. The work was spearheaded by Dr. Tao Zu and is entitled…

The following CNG faculty have been successful in securing new funding for various research projects.  Below is a brief summary of the new grants awarded in 2017. Drs. Andy Berglund, Maurice Swanson and Eric Wang received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to determine the cis and trans acting…

CNG attends the IDMC/MDF conference in San Francisco We had over 20 CNG members attend the International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium (IDMC-11) meeting held in San Francisco, California, on September 5th to 9th, 2017.  Scientific meetings and conferences are an important component of scientific research, training and collaboration.  The IDMC-11 provided…

Join us in congratulating Melissa Hale from Dr. Andy Berglund’s lab and Dr. James Thomas from Dr. Maury Swanson’s lab.

Strength, Science and Stories of Inspiration Join the fund raising event in Boston on the evening of October 1, 2017, at MIT Kresge Auditorium (7-10 pm), to raise awareness for muscle diseases, bring all stakeholders together, and facilitate new relationships that will accelerate progress towards…

        CNG Trainees Win Awards at UF Drug       Discovery Symposium The Center for Natural Porducts, Drug Discovery and Development held their UF drug discovery symposium at the UF Hilton Conference Center on September 21-22, 2017.  This year’s symposium featured an exciting lineup of invited speakers covering most major research…

Strength, Science and Stories of Inspiration Join the fund raising event in Boston on the evening of October 1, 2017, at MIT Kresge Auditorium (7-10 pm), to raise awareness for muscle diseases, bring all stakeholders together, and facilitate new relationships that will accelerate progress towards…