Nicole Calakos, MD, PhD

Duke University

Durham, NC

Behavioral Characterization of a Mouse Model for Torsin Dysfunction Based on a Novel Human Mutation

Pedro Gonzalez Alegre, MD

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Iowa City, IA

Exploring the role of oxidative stress on DYT1 penetrance

Mark LeDoux, MD, PhD

University of Tenneesee Health Science Center

Memphis, TN

DNA binding sites for the transcription factor THAP1

Laurie Ozeluis, PhD

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

Application of next generation parallel sequencing to the identification of a gene for cervical dystonia.

Antonio Pisani, MD

Fondazione Santa Lucia

Rome, Italy

Evaluation of the role of dopamine and adenosine neurotransmission in corticostriatal bidirectional synaptic plasticity in DYT1 dystonia

Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

Structural biomarkers of primary focal dystonias

Amnon Sintov, PhD *

Ben Gurion University of the Negev

Israel

Transdermal continuous delivery of L-DOPA using a novel patch based on high-capacity,nanostructured soft micelles

* This grant was made possible through the generosity of the Dekker Foundation.