Dr. Shyamal Desai has been awarded a R21 research grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) in support of her research project entitled “Deregulation of the Ubiquitin/26S Proteasome Pathway in AT cells: Role of ISG15”.  The research project is focused on understanding the role(s) of ubiquitin-like protein ISG15 in developing progressive neurodegeneration in AT patients using ATM knockout mouse model.  This research may lead to targeted molecular therapies for treating Ataxia-telangiectasia.

Dr. Shyamal Desai has also been awarded an Institutional Support for Research Enhancement Award from the LSU-Health Science Center to recognize the federal funding for her project on Ataxia telangiectasia.