Gene Supplement and Silencing in FTD and ALS: From Basic Biology to Next Generation CNS RNA Platforms

  • Choice of PGRN and SOD1 as therapeutic targets using precision-guided gene supplement and silencing and adeno-associated viral delivery 
  • Engineering a physiological miRNA based gene silencing platform using multi guide designs to modulate single genes or multiple genes in ALS relevant pathways
  • Preclinical efficacy and expression data in ALS mouse models, including opportunities for combining gene silencing with protein supplementation
  • Advances in BBB crossing capsids enable durable, pan CNS delivery of RNA therapeutics for ALS and related neurodegenerative diseases