Scientist Awarded $1.79M to Develop New Amyloidosis Treatment

Scientist Jonathan Wall, PhD, has won a $1.79-million grant to develop a potential treatment for amyloidosis, a group of conditions that includes familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). The grant, from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, will fund a research project, titled “Developing a Theranostic…

New Grant Program to Award ‘Young Investigators’ of ATTR Amyloidosis

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has launched a new grant program to fund novice researchers investigating transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis, a group of conditions that includes familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), also known as hereditary ATTR. “We are proud to establish the Janice Wiesman Young Investigator Grant program, an important initiative to…