Could mutant flies give epilepsy sufferers greater peace of mind?
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
"Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration" is the name of a rare and competitive grant that Reenan recently won from the National Institutes of Health. Beginning April 1, Reenan will use the four-year, $1.3-million award to look for genes that can suppress seizures in fruit flies that he has cleverly engineered to mimic human epilepsy.