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Research Grant Program
The Glut1 Deficiency Foundation’s Research Grant Program offers funding for research directly related to Glut1 Deficiency. Since 2010, the G1DF has awarded over $1 million to projects to help drive research progress toward better understanding, easier diagnsois, and better treatments.
These grants are made possible through the generosity of our donors - friends, family members, classmates, teachers, neighbors, teammates, and others who are inspired by someone they love and care about who is affected by Glut1 Deficiency.
These grants, typically in the range of $10,000 to $50,000, are intended to provide seed funding in areas identified in our Research Compass that have not been fully explored or provide funding to sustain or provide resources for ongoing laboratory research programs.
Research Grant Awardees are required to give updates on their work throughout the grant cycle and encouraged to present their findings at our biennial conference and poster session.
Current Funding Cycle
There is no current funding cycle open for more substantial grants, however please contact us to inquire about ongoing opportunities for small scale funding and assistance with access to research tools.
Please check back for future grant opportunities or sign up for our Professional Network to receive announcements.
Thank you for your interest in helping the Glut1 Deficiency community.
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Previous Grant Recipients
$155,000 total to date
Million Dollar Bike Ride
grantee to be determined
Robin Williams, PhD
Royal Holloway
University of London
research tools
Caroline Pearson, PhD
Brain and Mind Research Institute
Weill Cornell Medical College
research tools
Pankaj Singh, PhD
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Florida
biomarker project
International Neurological Ketogenic Society
scientific meeting partnership for Glut1 Deficiency focus
Special Research Project Partnership
more information to come
$60,000 total
Million Dollar Bike Ride grantee
Maoxue Tang, PhD
Columbia University Medical Center
investigating Underlying Mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in Glut1 Deficiency syndrome
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
new therapy effects in animal models
$116,750 total
Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD
Washington University St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri USA
Million Dollar Bike Ride grantee
Multiplex Analysis of Variant Effects for SLC2A1 gene
Prof. Dr. Michél Willemsen
Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Effects of Sodium Lactate Infusion in Patients With Glucose Transporter 1 Deficiency Syndrome (GLUT1DS)
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
Clinical Research Manager Position for Collaborative Research Network Activities
$142,200
Darryl De Vivo. MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York USA
Exploring the Genotypes Associated with Glut1DS-Type Phenotypes
Jason Park, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
Million Dollar Bike Ride grantee
Identification of GLUT1 Activating Compounds in a Mouse Model
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
Clinical Research Manager Position for Collaborative Research Network Activities
$187,000 total
Abraham Al-Ahmad, PHD
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Amarillo, Texas USA
Impact of the Ketogenic Diet on Glucose Metabolism at the Neurovascular In Vitro
Darryl De Vivo, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York New York USA
Exploring the Genotype(s) Associated with Glut1 DS-Like Phenotypes
Umrao Monani, PhD and Maoxue Tang, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, USA
When, During Life, is the Glut1 Protein Most Required to Prevent Disease?
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
Infrastructure for Rapid Clinical Trials in Glut1 Deficiency
Jason Park, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
Identification of Compounds Increasing Glut1 Activity
$80,000 total
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
C7 Oil and the Ketogenic Diet
Dominic D’Agostino, PhD
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Testing the Efficacy of Ketone Supplementation in Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome (GLUT1 DS) Mice
$150,000 total
Umrao R. Monani, PhD
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York USA
Defining the Spatial and Temporal Requirements for the Glucose Transporter-1 protein in Glut1 Deficiency Syndrome
Abraham Al-Ahmad, PhD
Texas Tech University
Amarillo, Texas USA
Modeling Glucose Transport Across the Human Neurovascular Unit Using a Patient Derived Stem Cell Model
Dominic D’Agostino, PhD
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Testing the Efficacy of Ketone Supplementation in Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome (GLUT1 DS) Mice
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
C7 Oil and the Ketogenic Diet
$30,000 total
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
Multiple Projects
$69,356 total
Darryl De Vivo, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York New York USA
Glut1 Studies
Dominic D’Agostino, PhD
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Ketone Ester/Salt Research
Prof. Giangennaro Coppola
University of Salerno
Salerno, Italy
Ketone Ester Research
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
Laboratory Research
$75,000 total
Darryl De Vivo, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York New York USA
Glut1 Studies and outcome measure testing
Dominic D’Agostino, PhD
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Ketone Ester/Salt Research
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
Laboratory Research and Patient Registry
$60,000 total
Darryl De Vivo, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York New York USA
Glut1 Studies
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
Laboratory Research and Patient Registry
$25,000 total
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas USA
Raised by several Glut1 Deficiency families for C7 oil research