Research Roundtable Community Summary: March 30, 2023

Research Roundtable Community Summary: March 30, 2023

KIF1A.ORG’s 22nd Research Roundtable meeting, “High-resolution structures of microtubule-bound KIF1A and its pathogenic variant P305L” was presented by Dr. Henando Sosa from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Let’s learn more about why understanding KIF1A structure is so important, and how it can inform new therapeutics.

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#ScienceSaturday: April 1, 2023

#ScienceSaturday: April 1, 2023

#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dominique Lessard and Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarize newly published KIF1A-related research and highlight progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development.

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#ScienceSaturday: March 25, 2023

#ScienceSaturday: March 25, 2023

#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dominique Lessard and Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarize newly published KIF1A-related research and highlight progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research Active zone protein SYD-2/Liprin-α acts downstream of LRK-1/LRRK2 to regulate polarized trafficking of synaptic…

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#ScienceSaturday: March 18, 2023

#ScienceSaturday: March 18, 2023

#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dominique Lessard and Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarize newly published KIF1A-related research and highlight progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research A de novo low-frequency mosaic variant of KIF1A causes hereditary spastic paraplegia: A literature…

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#ScienceSaturday: March 11, 2023

#ScienceSaturday: March 11, 2023

#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dominique Lessard and Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarize newly published KIF1A-related research and highlight progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research Long-term Observation of a Japanese Patient with a Multiple-system Neurodegenerative Disorder with a Uniallelic…

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#ScienceSaturday: March 4, 2023

#ScienceSaturday: March 4, 2023

#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dominique Lessard and Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarize newly published KIF1A-related research and highlight progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development.

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#ScienceSaturday: February 25, 2023

#ScienceSaturday: February 25, 2023

#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dominique Lessard and Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarize newly published KIF1A-related research and highlight progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development.

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Introducing Angie Fuller, Interim Director

Introducing Angie Fuller, Interim Director

Hello KAND Community! We are excited to announce KAND family member, Angie Fuller, has been appointed as Interim Director of KIF1A.ORG. Many of you know Angie as an active member of the community. In her role Angie will be responsible for coordinating, communicating, and fostering a cohesive, informed, and positive community; working with community Facebook page administrators; supporting…

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#ScienceSaturday: February 18, 2023

#ScienceSaturday: February 18, 2023

#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dominique Lessard and Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarize newly published KIF1A-related research and highlight progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development.

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