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Greenwood Genetic Center researcher wins major grant to explore cellular metabolism and glycosylation (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-21

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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedHeather Flanagan-Steet, PhD, received a $1.4 million, five-year NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) R35 grant.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedThe grant will support research into how metabolism and glycosylation work together during normal development and disease onset.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedFlanagan-Steet studies multiple metabolic disorders, including congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG), a group of rare inherited diseases caused by changes in genes involved in glycosylation.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedHer team uses zebrafish models to study how changes in cellular metabolism and glycosylation contribute to disease, including PMM2-CDG, the most common form of CDG.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe researchers will investigate how changes in the building blocks needed for glycosylation affect cells and tissues, how those changes can disrupt development, and how they contribute to disease.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedBy studying several forms of CDG in the same model system, the team hopes to identify common biological pathways that contribute to disease and eventually point toward new ways to help patients and families.View evidenceHide evidence

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