Structure-Function Funding — Dr. Thaddeus Bargiello has received a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences totaling $1.2 million over four years to support his study of the neurological disorder X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, as well as mutations that cause nonsyndromic and syndromic deafness. The mutations of interst to Dr. Bargiello occur in proteins called connexin channels, which are responsible for communication between cells. The goal of his research is to understand how these disease-causing mutations effect the structure and assembly of the connexin channels and to identify targets for the development of treatments for these diseases. Dr. Bargiello is a professor of neuroscience.
Posted on: Friday, October 19, 2012