$12,000 was awarded to Ritva Tikkanen, MD, PhD

April 10, 2018

$12,000 was awarded to Ritva Tikkanen, MD, PhD from Justus-Liebig Universität Gießen, Germany to create molecular consequences of SSADH mutations allowing for mutation specific therapies.  Dr. Tikkanen will be using the SSADH stem cell lines created at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Tikkann and her team will…

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SSADHD Backup Mice Colony

April 10, 2018

$10,000 was awarded to JEX Services to maintain a Backup Mice Colony to the current colony that exists and is in used for research at Washington State University. The backup colony will ensure the availability of SSADH Mice should something happen to the existing colony, preventing any possible lapse in…

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$125,000 was awarded to Phillip Pearl, MD and Mustafa Sahin MD, PhD

April 10, 2018

$125,000 was awarded to Phillip Pearl, MD & Mustafa Sahin MD, PhD at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.  Our award was matched by an anonymous $175,000 donation on behalf of the Boston Children’s Hospital Trust. This project will be a continuation of our initial funding from 2015 to…

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