We would like to take this page to acknowledge the generous donations and grants that are used to fund our research projects.
Best Practices in PKAN
The project was funded by a contract from the NBIA Disorders Association. Partners in this project were AISNAF, the Italian NBIA organization and Hoffnungsbaum e.V., the German NBIA organization.
BPAN-Rett Project
Funded by a catalyst grant awarded from the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute for Dr. Penny Hogarth’s project entitled “Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation: research cohort development.”
PKANready
Unfunded
PLANready
Seed funding to start this project was provided as donations from the following PLAN families and their communities: Mary & Kyle Herschelman, Jennifer & Eric Thompson, Leslie & Mike LeMaire, Kim ‘Rooster’ & Lori Rossiter, Kristin & Andrew Phillips, Angie Morvant, Kristi & Ron Ose, Rachele & Marc Chrismer, Christina & Bradley Martin, and Tiina & Lyle Eidelbes.
NBIA Rating Scales
Funded by a catalyst grant awarded from the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute for Dr. Penny Hogarth’s project entitled “Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation: research cohort development.”
Mouse Models
The PKAN knock-in mouse development was funded by a contract from the NBIA Disorders Association and performed by OZgene.
NBIA Gene Discovery
Sequencing was provided by the University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics (UW-CMG) and was funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute grant 2UM1HG006493 to Drs. Debbie Nickerson, Michael Bamshad, and Suzanne Leal.
Brain Iron Metabolism
Funded by a grant award from the NBIA Disorders Association for Dr. Suh Jeong’s project entitled “Mitochondrial dysfunction and hypoxia induce unused iron accumulation in PKAN.”