Past Grant/Gift Recipients
Stanford Immune Behavioral Health Clinic to support three areas: blinded statistical analysis of metabolomic biomarkers to distinguish PANS cases from controls; whole exome sequencing and analysis to identify genetic variants that confer predisposition to PANS; and laboratory and related costs for other biomarker research, including publication and travel costs for students. (Stanford University, 2025)
Amount: $25,000
Agalliu’s Lab’s Dr. Uğur Akcan whose work will provide insight into the mechanisms by which the RXRA genetic risk factor identified in children with PANDAS affects the immune responses that triggers immune-mediated neuropsychological changes, including obsessive-compulsive behaviors. (Columbia University, 2025)
Amount: $30,000
Dr. Allison Vreeland for her work in advancing the identification of neural biomarkers for PANS/PANDAS (and Sydenham Chorea). (Stanford University, 2024)
Amount: $50,000
Dr. Chandra Menendez for her work to characterize specific immune responses and identify pathogenic autoantibodies, with a particular focus on Th1/Th17 pathways and B cell dysregulation. (University of Oklahoma, 2024)
Amount: $50,000
Dr. Lauren Breithaupt for her work in the development and evaluation of a clinical assessment of PANDAS and PANS. (Harvard Medical School, 2024)
Amount: $50,000
Stanford’s Immune Behavioral Health Clinic for their work on building a bio-repository for identifying biomarkers in PANS. (Stanford University, MULTI-YEAR GRANT)
Amount: $150,000
Chandra Menendez, Ph.D. for her work identifying a pathophysiological mechanism in PANDAS/PANS and differentiating the subtypes of neurologic sequelae associated with Group A Streptococcal infections. (University of Oklahoma, 2022)
Amount: $40,000
Dr. Madeleine Cunningham to identify one or more biomarkers for PANS/PANDAS and Sydenham Chorea. (University of Oklahoma, 2020)
Amount: $25,000
Dr. Elizabeth Mellins to investigate a special type of immune cell that travels through the blood to the brain during PANS. (Stanford University, 2019)
Amount: $25,000
Dr. Kyle Williams to evaluate the effect of a Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug on PANDAS symptoms. (Massachusetts General Hospital, 2019)
Amount: $10,000
Dr. Jennifer Frankovich to support an analysis of cytokines, vascular antigens, blood brain barrier disruption, and metabolic peptides. (Stanford University, 2018)
Amount: $25,000
Dr. Jennifer Frankovich for her work on genetic markers and immunophenotypes associated with PANS (Stanford University, 2016)
Amount: $25,000