Four researchers at the UAB School of Medicine will put a deep focus on a genetic disorder over the next three years.
The Gilbert Family Foundation will allocate $12 million over the next three years to UAB researchers exploring developmental and possibly curative therapies to address the underlying genetic abnormalities of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a multisystem genetic disorder.
The incoming funding is part of the Gilbert Family Foundation’s Gene Therapy Initiative. The goal of the…