Christodoulou Lab, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
About the Christodoulou Lab
The Christodoulou Lab of Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) in Australia is led by Prof John Christodoulou, a medical graduate of the University of Sydney with formal qualifications in paediatrics, medical genetics and genetic pathology. The lab has long been friends of KIF1A.ORG and actively collaborates with multiple members of the KIF1A.ORG Research Network. Dr. Simran Kaur of the Christodoulou Lab devotes 100% of her time to the KIF1A Drug Repurposing Project, with additional involvement from Dr. John Christodoulou, Dr. Nicole Van Bergen, and Dr. Alejandro Hidalgo-Gonzalez. The KIF1A Drug Repurposing Project has been initiated to search for existing drugs that could immediately improve and save the lives of KAND patients. Using high throughput targeted screening for potential repurposed FDA-approved drugs, this KIF1A.ORG-funded project could potentially bypass millions of dollars in drug development and years of clinical trials by looking at already existing, FDA-approved drugs that may bring relief to KAND patients.
