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Recent NIH grants for GLUT1 Deficiency Research

We are thrilled to share exciting news from the GLUT1 Deficiency research community as two investigators, Dr. Caroline Pearson and Dr. Casey Vickstrom, have recently received NIH...
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A Closer Look at GLUT1 Deficiency in Adulthood

Hello and welcome to Science with Sandra. Happy May! For this blog edition, I would like to highlight a publication by Dr. Roba El Zibaoui, a postdoctoral...
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Auri – a real life super hero!

Auri is 10 years old this year (2026) and was diagnosed with GLUT1 in 2017 when she was 18 months old. She was born in Colorado, and...
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Clinical Trial Opportunity for DEE Communities

We're sharing information about an upcoming opportunity to learn more about a clinical trial for a new treatment under investigation to treat seizures associated with DEE, or...
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Next Generation Advocacy

This spring semester, the GLUT1 Deficiency Foundation had the privilege of participating in the inaugural Rare Project Network at the University of Notre Dame. We were especially...
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