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Daniela Daume
July 2025

MPI Research Team of Prof. Dr. Didier Y.R. Stainier awarded with ERC Proof of Concept Grant

The research team of Prof. Dr. Didier Y.R. Stainier has been honored with the prestigious Proof of Concept (PoC) grant by the European Research Council (ERC).

With a new therapeutic approach Stainier and colleagues aim to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a severe neuromuscular disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene.

The use of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) to upregulate utrophin, a functional analog of dystrophin, offers a mutation-independent therapy for all DMD patients.

Read more: https://www.mpi-hlr.de/394092/news_publication_25060260_transferred

 

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