Dr Leora Fox
Editor
New York, USA
Leora Fox is the Manager of Research and Mission Programs at the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. She obtained her PhD in Neurobiology and Behavior at Columbia University, where she studied how brain cells clear away deposits of harmful huntingtin protein. Dr. Fox supports HDSA’s efforts towards funding research and communicating the science of Huntington’s disease. She works closely with HDSA fellows to support their progress, creates oral and written materials to explain the science behind current trials, and writes HDSA’s blog This Week in HD Research. She is passionate about helping HD families to keep abreast of scientific progress so that they can make informed decisions about participating in clinical research.
Articles edited by Dr Leora Fox
- Uncovering the dark side of DNA repair to design HD treatments
- Huntington Study Group (HSG) 2020 Annual Conference: HD in Focus - Day 2
- Huntington Study Group (HSG) 2020 Annual Conference: HD in Focus - Day 1
- Treatment for neurological disorder could be repurposed for Huntington’s disease patients
- Caution urged for the use of gene-editing technology CRISPR
- Changing jobs: converting other cell types into neurons
- Fountain of youth: HTT protein repairs neurons by maintaining youthful state
Articles written by Dr Leora Fox
- Huntington Study Group (HSG) 2020 Annual Conference: HD in Focus - Day 2
- When genes are unstable: targeting somatic instability in HD
- HD and Histamines: Targeting Hybrid Receptors to Quiet Stressful Brain Talk
- HDSA FAQ on the Roche/Genentech RG6042 program
- HDSA’s Q&A on the latest huntingtin-lowering update from Ionis and Roche
- New roles for huntingtin: removing a healthy protein to understand its function
- A step forward for gene editing: CRISPR-Cas9 and HD
- New study reveals a potential HD biomarker
- Sheep leading the flock: metabolism and biomarkers in HD
- Huntingtin grabs a hammer: DNA repair in HD
- Huntingtin takes a trip: harmful proteins pass between brain cells
- Important drug targets yielded by new genetic study of HD
- Harnessing the power of viruses to treat Huntington's disease
- A recycled drug gives us new insight in to HD
- Through the eyes of a friend: changes in mood and behavior in early HD
- Mapping the anatomy of HD: a whole-brain history
- Would ewe believe it? GM1, sheep and Huntington's disease
- Novel research technique suggests an antioxidant gene protects vulnerable neurons
- Huntington's disease clinical trial announcement: huntingtin-lowering drug to enter Phase I trial in 2015
- Melatonin alterations in Huntington's disease help explain trouble with sleep
- Joint HDBuzz Prizewinner: Yeast studies suggest a new way to protect cells from 'oxidative damage'