European Consortium Wins €3.7M to Develop, Study Models of Neurological Disorders

A research consortium has won €3.7 million ($4.2 million) from the European Union to create and apply advanced cellular models of neurological disorders caused by acute or progressive loss of brain cells—including Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and demyelination disease.The Advanced Stem Cell Training Network (ASCTN) consists of Plasticell, which announced the funding yesterday, as well as the Karolinska Institute, San Raffaele Hospital, Cardiff University, Uni