Research Program Award (R35)
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Institution
University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Bonini’s research focuses on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rapidly progressive motor neuron disease, and on frontotemporal dementia, the second most common form of dementia. She will apply a multidisciplinary approach spanning fruit fly disease models to patient-derived tissues to study biological pathways and risk factors that contribute to these diseases, and that may point to new avenues for treatment.