ERA-Net NEURON is funding in 1.2M euros the SHANKAstro consortium coordinated the Peça lab, and with participation of:
Paola Bezzi, Department of Basic Neuroscience, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Davide Ragozzino, European Center for Brain Research, Santa Lucia Foundation, Italy
Tobias Boeckers, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Ulm University, Germany
Matthew Holt, Center for Brain and Disease Research, VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium
The goal of this consortium is to better understand the role played by astrocytes dysfunctions in Phelan-McDermid syndrome and to potentially unveil new therapeutic strategies