Meet HDSA-Funded Researchers
Meet HDSA-funded researchers from around the world working on meaningful science to combat Huntington’s disease. Read about what drew them to the field of HD research, the passion for their work and how the support from HDSA is critical to the advancement of their important research.
Dr. Roy Maimon
Can the Adult Brain Repair Itself? 2023 HD Human Biology Project Fellow, Dr. Roy Maimon, New York University Written by Dr….
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Dr. Thiago Macedo e Cordeiro, MD, MS
Putting Out the Fire: A Different Kind of Progress in Huntington’s Disease 2023 HD Human Biology Project Fellow, Dr. Thiago Macedo…
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Dr. Chris Kay
Uninterrupted: Dr. Chris Kay on Somatic Expansion, an Unusual Brain Bank, and the Next Chapter of HD Genetics 2023 HDSA…
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Dr. Jessica Dawson
Why tiny changes in DNA can make a big difference in Huntington’s disease 2023 HD Human Biology Project Fellow, Dr. Jessica Dawson, University…
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Dr. Natalia Pessoa Rocha
Follow Your Nose: A New Way of Tracking Early HD Changes 2023 HD Human Biology Project Fellow, Dr. Natalia Pessoa Rocha, The…
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Dr. Xiangrui “Taylor” Zeng
Seeing Beneath the Surface: How Artificial Intelligence Could Reveal Hidden Clues in the HD Brain 2023 HD Human Biology Project Fellow,…
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Dr. Yifat Glikmann-Johnston
2020 HD Human Biology Project Fellow Monash University Mentors: Julie Stout and Anthony Hannan HDSA’s HD Human Biology Project Fellowship…
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Dr. Leonard Sokol
2021 HDSA Clinical Research Pilot Grant Recipient Department of Neurology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Divison of Palliative Medicine, Department…
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Dr. Richard Hickman
2018 HDSA Human Biology Project Fellow Columbia University Irving Medical Center Mentors: Ai Yamamoto, PhD, Jean-Paul Vonsattel, MD, Karen Marder,…
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Dr. Osama Al Dalahmah
2019 Human Biology Project Fellow Columbia University Mentors: Jean Paul Vonsattel, MD, James Goldman MD, PhD What initially inspired you…
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Dr. Yasaman Gholamalipour
2020 HDSA Berman-Topper Fellow University of Massachusetts Medical School Mentors: Neil Aronin, MD, and Michael Brodsky, Ph.D. What initially…
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Dr. Nicholas Caron
2019 HDSA Berman-Topper Fellow University of British Columbia Mentor: Michael Hayden, MB, ChB, PhD, FRCP(C), FRSC Can you tell us…
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Dr. Saül Martinez-Horta
2019 HDSA Human Biology Fellow Movement Disorders Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona Mentors: Jaime Kulisevsky,…
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Dr. Lauren Byrne
With a shared goal of bolstering opportunities for young HD researchers and generous support from the Berman and Topper families, HDSA launched the Berman Topper HD Career…
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Danielle Larson, MD
Danielle Larson, MD 2019 HDSA Human Biology Fellow Northwestern University Mentors: Danny Bega, MD, MSCI & Tanya Simuni, MD “TeleHD:…
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Dr. Amber Southwell
The HD Human Biology Project allows HDSA to foster innovative patient-focused research to help the HD community better understand the…
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Dr. Sophie Andrews
“The HD Human Biology Project allows HDSA to foster innovative patient-focused research to help the HD community better understand the…
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Dr. Marie Didiot
The HD Human Biology Project allows HDSA to foster innovative patient-focused research to help the HD community better understand the…
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Dr. Rocio Gomez-Pastor
Meet Dr. Rocio Gomez-Pastor, whose HDSA HD Human Biology Project Fellowship helped her transition to university faculty and pursue long-term…
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Dr. Natalia Pessoa Rocha
Meet Dr. Natalia Pessoa Rocha, who is supported by HDSA’s Human Biology Project. Dr. Rocha is using brain imaging techniques…
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Dr. Madeleine Sharp
Dr. Madeleine Sharp was awarded an HDSA Human Biology Project Fellowship in 2016 and presented her work at HDSA’s 2018…
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Dr. Rachel Harding
Meet HDSA’s 2018 Berman-Topper fellow Dr. Rachel Harding, who is working with Drs. Cheryl Arrowsmith and Ray Truant to understand…
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