Award
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke RFA-OD-22-009
Defining the Role of Enteric Nervous System Dysfunction in Gastrointestinal Motor and Sensory Abnormalities in Down Syndrome
Recipient
University of Colorado Denver
Award Amount
$1,022,869.00
Ceiling
$1,022,869.00
Awarded
May 07, 2026
Identifier
RFA-OD-22-009
Research project awarded to study enteric nervous system dysfunction in Down syndrome to develop therapies for neuro-intestinal disease.
Description
The project focuses on gastrointestinal abnormalities in individuals with Down syndrome, involving deep-phenotyping and animal research to develop ENS-based therapies to decrease neuro-intestinal disease in DS.