Grants Funded by the Foundation for Prader Willi Research

YearGrantInvestigatorInstitutionGrant Amount
2008Activation of the maternal allele at the PWS/AS domain as a potential therapeutic approach (year 2)Aharon Razin, Ph.D.Hebrew University Medical School$50,000
2008Exploring the potential mitochondrial dysfunction in mouse models of Prader-Willi syndromeVirginia Kimonis, M.D. University of California, Irvine$50,000
2008Behavioral treatment of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in youth with Prader-Willi syndrome: A pilot projectEric Storch, M.D.University of South Florida$49,855
2008R-Loop structures maintain epigenetic imprints at the Prader-Willi imprinting centerFrederic Chedin, Ph.D.University of California, Davis$49,750
2008An improved mouse model of Prader-Willi syndromeJames Resnick, Ph.D.University of Florida$49,322
2008The risk of early onset Alzheimer's disease in Prader-Willi syndromeProf. Anthony HollandUniversity of Cambridge, UK$28,136
2007PWS mouse model with deleted snoRNA clusterUta Francke, MDStanford University$50,000
2007The role of the midbrain dopaminergic reward circuitry in ghrelin's effects on food intake and body weightJeffrey Zigman, MD, PhDUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$50,000
2007Synaptology in Prader-Willi syndromeTamas Horvath, DVM, PhDYale University$50,000
2007The effect of growth hormone replacement therapy on physical and behavioral sexual development in persons with PWSSusan Myers, MD and Barbara Whitman, PhDSt Louis University $50,000
2007The autonomic nervous system in necdin-null miceRachel Wevrick, PhDUniversity of Alberta, Canada$50,000
2007Exploring the potential of using demethylation drugs to treat PWSYong-hui Jiang, MD, PhDBaylor College of Medicine $35,000
2007Activation of the maternal allele at the PWS/AS domain as a potential therapeutic approachProf Ahron Razin and Ruth Shemer, PhDHebrew University Medical School, Israel$25,000
2006Linking learning with neurodevelopmental functioning: Management strategies for children with Prader-Willi syndromeJ. Greg Olley,Ph.D. Associate Director, Children's Center for Development and LearningUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$40,000
2006Regulation of expression of Prader-Willi syndrome region genes in the hypothalamus by nutritional and hormonal signalsStephen O'Rahilly, Ph.D. Professor and Head, Department of Clinical BiochemistryUniversity of Cambridge$40,000
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