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Center for Cerebrovasular Research Scientists Receive NIH Grant to Study Rare Brain Vascular Disorders
Researchers at the UCSF Center for Cerebrovascular Research (CCR) have been awarded a Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) grant funded by the National Institutes of Health via the Office of Rare Disease Research (ORDR) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
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William Young wins 2009 ASA Excellence in Research Award!
William L. Young, M.D. wins the 2009 American Society of Anesthesiologists Excellence in Research Award!
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Researchers at the UCSF Center for Cerebrovascular Research (CCR) have been awarded a Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) grant funded by the National Institutes of Health via the Office of Rare Disease Research (ORDR) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The CCR will be part of a Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium that will study three rare diseases for the next five years: 1) Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM); 2) Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS); and 3) Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT). The consortium is one of 19 that will receive funding to explore more than 95 rare diseases.
William L. Young, MD, CCR Director, will serve as the Program Director of the consortium, which will bring together a multidisciplinary, inter-institutional group of investigators with long-standing interest in brain vascular malformations. Researchers from UCSF, Duke University, University of New Mexico, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, and University of Toronto will join forces with three international patient support organizations (Angioma Alliance, Sturge-Weber Foundation and HHT Foundation International), as well as a network of established Centers of Excellence in SWS and HHT in North America.
Consisting of three synergistic projects, the five-year study will investigate biological mechanisms and develop risk markers for disease progression. Identifying these risk factors would be of immediate significance for patient surveillance and for optimizing patient management. Because these diseases are poorly understood, this research will provide a much-needed and valuable resource for the clinical neurovascular community.
Other CCR researchers who will play key roles in this consortium are Helen Kim, PhD, co-leader of the Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Project, and Ludmila Pawlikowska, PhD, co-leader of the Genetics and Statistical Analysis Core. Both are Assistant Professors in the Department of Anesthesia. Charles E. McCulloch, PhD, Vice Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, will supervise the Training/Career Development Core and co-lead the Genetic and Statistical Analysis Core. Also contributing their expertise will be Nerissa Ko, MD (Neurology), Pui-Yan Kwok, MD, PhD (Cardiovascular Research Institute), and Michael Lawton, MD (Neurological Surgery).