by ARSACS | Feb 13, 2023 | Latest News
As part of the Sami Fruits pour les Petits Foundation 2022 Gala, Mr. Flavio Condo, director of the Foundation, presented on February 8 a $50,000 check to Mrs. Sonia Gobeil from the Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Foundation. This amount will directly contribute to the...
by ARSACS | Jan 11, 2023 | Latest News
“Synchrotron Light provides the first clues that ARSACS might involve an altered metallome” according to the research results of Dr. Graham George and his team. This research project entitled “Understanding the role of Metals in ARSACS” was funded jointly by the...
by ARSACS | Dec 14, 2022 | Latest News
On behalf of the persons living with ARSACS, their families and the Foundation, thank you to all of you for your generosity : Mr. Vincent Chiara, Honorary president, sponsors, partners, donors and volunteers. With your support, the Foundation can pursue its mission to...
by ARSACS | Dec 4, 2022 | Latest News
The Krogan Lab researchers are currently performing mechanistic follow-up studies on a subset of the protein-protein interactions they identified. Summary of recent findings.
by ARSACS | Nov 7, 2022 | Latest News
Drs Justin Wolter and Paul Chapple’ s ARSACS research “Multi-omic profiling reveals the ataxia protein sacsinis required for integrin trafficking and synaptic organization” has been published in the Cell Reports on November 1, 2022. Furthermore, the...
by ARSACS | Oct 26, 2022 | Latest News
As part of its mission, the Foundation is financing 15 teams of researchers in Quebec/Canada and internationally for a total amount of $940,000 for 2022-2023. 10 promissing projects whose objective is to discover a treatment for ARSACS. Project description.
by ARSACS | Oct 3, 2022 | Latest News
Thank you for participating in the PROSPAX surveys! There was a good response and your input will be used to develop an assessment tool to measure changes in a person living with ARSACS over time. Survey results.
by ARSACS | Oct 2, 2022 | Latest News
Mr. Chiara, president and founder of MACH, is one of the main players in the real estate field in Quebec and Canada. The 15th edition of the “Diner des Producteurs”, annual fundraising event for ARSACS, will take place on October 27,2022. Reservation...
by ARSACS | Sep 29, 2022 | Latest News
In July 2022, the PROSPAX and TREAT-ARCA consortia held a joint annual meeting in Berlin, Germany, including researchers, clinicians, and representatives from Euro-ataxia and the Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Foundation. A fantastic opportunity for researchers around the...
by ARSACS | Sep 26, 2022 | Latest News
Dr. Mohan Babu’s article was published by Elsevier in September 2022. Dr. Babu is part of the ARSACS research team and has received funding from the Foundation for this project. Elsevier is an academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical,...
by ARSACS | Jul 17, 2022 | Latest News
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by ARSACS | Jul 14, 2022 | Latest News
Research report from Dr. Paul Chapple, Barts and London Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, London UK – a 3 year project financed by the Foundation.
by ARSACS | Jun 27, 2022 | Latest News
30 countries are represented in the ARSACS International Patient Registry. Map of registrants. To all of you who are registered, thank you for your participation and for helping the research. The registry is an essential tool for advancing research and for clinical...
by ARSACS | Jun 16, 2022 | Latest News
“Structural Determination and Super Resolution Imaging of Sacsin” research report under the leadership of Dr. Houry from the University of Toronto and funded by the Foundation in 2021-2022.
by ARSACS | Jun 7, 2022 | Latest News
The TREAT-ARCA project, which began in June 2021, is a pre-clinical research project focused on two rare ataxias: ARSACS and COQ8A-ataxia. The objectives are to test promising repurposed and novel drugs for ARSACS, to test gene therapy and identify and validate...
by ARSACS | May 25, 2022 | Latest News
by ARSACS | Apr 19, 2022 | Latest News
Research report from the Krogan Lab at UCSF for the project “Discovery of new targets for therapeutic interventions in ARSACS disease”, project under the leadership of Dr. Nevan Krogan and funded by the Foundation in 2020-2021.
by ARSACS | Mar 28, 2022 | Latest News
“Recessive cerebellar and afferent Ataxias – clinical challenges and future directions”, research article by Dr. Nicolas Dupré and his team published in the Nature Reviews | Neurology journal on March 24, 2022.
by ARSACS | Mar 7, 2022 | Latest News
The Organizzazione di volontariato (ODV) finances 2 ARSACS projects with the support from the Fondazione Telethon. Project details. ODV is a volunteer organisation founded by Susanna Deluca and Dr. Paolo Arrigoni and dedicated to the ARSACS...
by ARSACS | Feb 26, 2022 | Latest News
In light of Rare Disease Day, watch the inspiring story of Ally and her family. We are motivated by her courage, her strength and her determination in finding a treatment for ARSACS.
