Tag: Synapse development

Ann Dewey Catalyst Fund helps launch major NIH grant to advance Down syndrome research

Research funding that supports early-stage ideas plays a critical role in advancing scientific discovery.  A new National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awarded to Waisman investigator André Sousa, PhD, associate professor of neuroscience at the UW–Madison, demonstrates how strategic seed funding can lay the groundwork for transformative research. Sousa recently received a five-year multimillion-dollar grant …