Grants and funders
We are grateful for the support of numerous funders who make the work of the Lochmüller Lab possible.
Hanns holds the Canada Research Chair in Neuromuscular Genomics and Health and our lab’s work is supported by funding from the Canada Research Chairs program.
We are supported by a CIHR Foundation Grant on Precision Health for Neuromuscular Diseases under grant no. FDN-167281.
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) supports equipment in our lab as part of the CRC award.
Emily O'Connor's work is supported by a stipend from the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM-Téléthon).
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New Publication: COL4A1-related autosomal recessive encephalopathy in 2 Turkish children
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New Publication: Activities of daily living in myotonic dystrophy type 1
Our new paper on activities of daily living in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is now available online at Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. We were pleased to work with...
New publication: De novo variant in SCN4A causes neonatal sodium channel myotonia with general muscle stiffness and respiratory failure
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