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Ionis Scientists Provide Initial Assessment Of Successful Phase 1/2a Huntington's Disease Trial And Discuss Next Steps, Kenneth P. Serbin Dec 2017

Ionis Scientists Provide Initial Assessment Of Successful Phase 1/2a Huntington's Disease Trial And Discuss Next Steps, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Ionis Drug Successfully Reduces Toxic Huntington’S Disease Protein, Paving Way For Phase 2 Trial Of Effect On Patients, Kenneth P. Serbin Dec 2017

Ionis Drug Successfully Reduces Toxic Huntington’S Disease Protein, Paving Way For Phase 2 Trial Of Effect On Patients, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


A Time For Hope: Hdsa’S 50th Anniversary, A Record-Setting Gala, And The Impending Release Of Highly Anticipated Clinical Trial Results, Kenneth P. Serbin Nov 2017

A Time For Hope: Hdsa’S 50th Anniversary, A Record-Setting Gala, And The Impending Release Of Highly Anticipated Clinical Trial Results, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Advocacy In The Workplace: Raising Awareness About Huntington's Disease And Brain Health, Kenneth P. Serbin Oct 2017

Advocacy In The Workplace: Raising Awareness About Huntington's Disease And Brain Health, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Ionis Huntington’S Disease Drug A Step Closer To A Critical Phase 2 Study, Kenneth P. Serbin Jun 2017

Ionis Huntington’S Disease Drug A Step Closer To A Critical Phase 2 Study, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Join The Facebook Live Event (Soon!) On Pope Francis's Historic Audience With Huntington's Disease Families, Kenneth P. Serbin May 2017

Join The Facebook Live Event (Soon!) On Pope Francis's Historic Audience With Huntington's Disease Families, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Light Dependent Endolysosomal Defects In A Photoreceptor Model Of Alzheimer's Disease, Michelle S. Smith May 2017

Light Dependent Endolysosomal Defects In A Photoreceptor Model Of Alzheimer's Disease, Michelle S. Smith

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease which is the 6th leading cause of death in the US. AD pathology is thought to be linked to the accumulation and aggregation of toxic proteins, amyloid-beta and tau. AD development and neurodegeneration is proposed to be caused by the toxic effects of these protein accumulations, specifically amyloid-beta, as postulated by the amyloid-cascade hypothesis. To study the relationship between amyloid-beta and overall neuronal health, a study was carried out using an amyloid-expressing fruit fly photoreceptor model. Using this model, toxicity of amyloid in a stressed lysosomal system induced by light, an established …


Francis Made A Day Of ‘Superlatives’ For The Huntington's Disease Community, Says Event Co-Organizer, Kenneth P. Serbin May 2017

Francis Made A Day Of ‘Superlatives’ For The Huntington's Disease Community, Says Event Co-Organizer, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Pope Francis Declares: Huntington’S Disease Should Be 'Hidden No More', Kenneth P. Serbin May 2017

Pope Francis Declares: Huntington’S Disease Should Be 'Hidden No More', Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Fear Not, Huntington’S Disease Families – Pope Francis Has Our Backs, Kenneth P. Serbin May 2017

Fear Not, Huntington’S Disease Families – Pope Francis Has Our Backs, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Preparing For The Meeting With Pope Francis, A Heartening Milestone In The Huntington's Disease Movement, Kenneth P. Serbin Apr 2017

Preparing For The Meeting With Pope Francis, A Heartening Milestone In The Huntington's Disease Movement, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Pope Francis I To Meet With Victims Of Huntington’S Disease, A First For A World Leader, Kenneth P. Serbin Mar 2017

Pope Francis I To Meet With Victims Of Huntington’S Disease, A First For A World Leader, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Staying When The Chargers Leave: A Leading Huntington's Disease Advocate Sets A Gutsy, Loving Example, Kenneth P. Serbin Feb 2017

Staying When The Chargers Leave: A Leading Huntington's Disease Advocate Sets A Gutsy, Loving Example, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Banning College Football: An Urgent Objective For Brain Health Advocates, Kenneth P. Serbin Feb 2017

Banning College Football: An Urgent Objective For Brain Health Advocates, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Passing On The Huntington’S Disease Advocacy Baton To The Next Generation, Kenneth P. Serbin Jan 2017

Passing On The Huntington’S Disease Advocacy Baton To The Next Generation, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.