CRF has provided over $1 million in research funding to Dr. Gasnier since 2007. In the fall of 2021, Dr. Gasnier was awarded a new grant to research the critical role of cystinosin during embryo development. This is the first progress report for this important project. A Critical Role for Cystinosin During Embryo Development. Cystinosis […]
Research Progress Report by Bruno Gasnier, PhD, Paris University/CNRS) Read More »
CRF awarded a research grant in 2017 to Stéphanie Cherqui, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, at the University of California, San Diego, and Corinne Antignac, MD, PhD, Professor, Laboratory of Hereditary Kidney Diseases, at Imagine Institute, in Paris. The study was designed to gather intra-dermal images of the skin from patients with cystinosis through confocal
Wow, what a year 2022 has been so far! I have a wonderful boyfriend in my life (we are getting a puppy soon), the beloved show, This is Us is ending and I was the 5th patient to receive a stem cell transplant! For those of you who don’t know the show, This is Us, the show’s message
Natalie Stack 5th Patient Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Trial – March 29, 2022 Read More »
By Tyler Joynt, San Diego, California As a kid, I really only knew three things about cystinosis. Doctors, sickness, and the San Diego Zoo. From an early age I remember throwing up often, going to the ER regularly, and seeing doctors frequently. I was lucky enough to be diagnosed before I was two years old,
Tyler Joynt – 4th Patient in the Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Trial on November 15, 2021 Read More »
Dr. Stéphanie Cherqui provided an update on the stem cell gene therapy trial at the 2022 Day of Hope Family Conference. Five patients have now received the transplant, and she has good follow-up data on two of them. White blood cell cystine levels in these patients have gone down to normal despite not being on
Stem Cell Trial Phase I/II Updates by Stéphanie Cherqui, PhD Read More »
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