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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
- 5 Finished
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Educational Initiative to Recruit Diverse Medical Students
Fernandez-Funez, P. (PI)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION, LLOYD K JOHNSON FOUNDATION
7/1/22 → 12/31/23
Project: Research project
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Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Congenital Deficits in SCA13
Fernandez-Funez, P. (PI)
NATIONAL ATAXIA FOUNDATION, INC.
3/1/20 → 7/1/21
Project: Research project
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Uncovering the intrinsic factors mediating prion protein toxicity in Drosophila
Fernandez-Funez, P. (PI) & Cembran, A. (CoI)
WINSTON & MAXINE WALLIN NEURO DISC FUND
1/1/20 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
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New molecular targets against neurotoxic TDP-43 and PR-r
Fernandez-Funez, P. (PI) & Slattery, M. G. (CoI)
NIH NAT INST OF NEURO DISORDERS & STROKE
9/1/17 → 6/30/22
Project: Research project
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Intrinsic and extrinsic factors regulating prion protein
Fernandez-Funez, P. (PI)
NIH NAT INST OF NEURO DISORDERS & STROKE
7/1/16 → 12/31/19
Project: Research project
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Conformational dynamics as an intrinsic determinant of prion protein misfolding and neurotoxicity
Cembran, A. & Fernandez-Funez, P., Oct 2024, In: Neural Regeneration Research. 19, 10, p. 2095-2096 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Drosophila Models of Prion Diseases
Myers, R. R. & Fernandez-Funez, P., Jan 1 2023, Prions and Diseases: Second Edition. Springer International Publishing, p. 313-349 37 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Intrinsic determinants of prion protein neurotoxicity in Drosophila: from sequence to (dys)function
Cembran, A. & Fernandez-Funez, P., 2023, In: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 16, 1231079.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Y225A induces long-range conformational changes in human prion protein that are protective in Drosophila
Myers, R. R., John, A., Zhang, W., Zou, W. Q., Cembran, A. & Fernandez-Funez, P., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299, 7, 104881.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
New Drosophila models to uncover the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that mediate the toxicity of the human prion protein
Myers, R. R., Sanchez-Garcia, J., Leving, D. C., Melvin, R. G. & Fernandez-Funez, P., Apr 2022, In: DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms. 15, 4, dmm049184.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations