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Congratulations to all of the recipients for this year's Mini-Moonshot Grants at the University of Florida

Basic/Translational Science Awards

• Targeting globus pallidus parvalbumin-positive neurons in DYT1 dystonia.

        Investigators: Drs. Fumiaki Yokoi and team

• Expression profile of individual muscarinic receptors in the cerebellum of a mouse model of DYT1 dystonia.

       Investigators: Drs. Mark Moehle and team

• Development of conditional rescue mouse model for DYT1 dystonia.

       Investigators: Drs. Yuqing Li and team


Clinical Science Awards

• Uncovering pathological brain rhythms in dystonia: from biomarkers to effective neuromodulation.

       Investigators: Drs. Aysegul Gunduz and team

• The pallido-cortical network and neuromodulatory effects in dystonia.

​        Investigators: Drs. Leonardo Almeida and team

• Uncovering cortical markers for dystonia with high density EEG recordings and correlation with pallidal and EMG signals

​​       Investigators: Drs. Coralie De Hemptinne and team

• Evaluation of vestibular function in patients with cervical dystonia managed with botulinum toxin injections.

       Investigators: Drs. Ashley Rawls and team

• Effects of low-frequency and interleaved stimulation in dystonia patients with bilateral globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation.

       Investigators: Drs. Wei Hu and team

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