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Investigating if a gene change can protect muscles in merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy
Professor Muntoni is investigating if making a small change to the MEF2A gene can help protect muscles and reduce the severity of merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy (also known as LAMA2-RD).
Improving accessibility of bone density scanning for wheelchair users living with muscle wasting conditions
Dr Jarod Wong will lead a study involving people living with muscle wasting conditions and healthcare workers to improve the accessibility and performance of bone density scanning to make monitoring weak bones more straightforward.
Understanding the impact of additional genes in animal models of LAMA2-related dystrophies
Professor Jennifer Morgan at UCL will work with colleagues in Italy to investigate how alternative genes and molecular pathways affect the progression of the merosin-deficient LAMA2-related dystrophies (LAMA2-RD) by using animal models of LAMA2-RD.