Raising Money for
Migraine Research
We are at the threshold of an explosion in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of migraine, and with the help of MRF, more answers will soon be found.
- Joel Saper, MD, Research Advisory Board Chair
2019 MRF Research Grantee
Grantee:
William Renthal, MD, PhD
Institution:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Named Grant:
2019 Impact Award
Study Title:
Identification of novel migraine therapeutic targets by single cell RNA sequencing of human trigeminal ganglia
Study Details:
Generating an atlas of the human trigeminal ganglia at single-cell resolution and identifying the genes that are selectively expressed within the cell types contributing to head pain to find candidates for novel migraine therapeutics.
Published article featured in Neuron: Human cells and networks of pain: Transforming pain target identification and therapeutic development: https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(21)00235-X
This study is currently underway.