Urano Laboratory

04/30/2024

Gratitude to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for for highlighting our progress in developing therapeutics for Wolfram syndrome. https://icts.wustl.edu/icts-funded-investigator-conducts-crucial-research-to-better-understand-diagnose-and-treat-rare-genetic-disease/

01/27/2024

I'm excited to share some fantastic news with you. I've received an invitation to present our research on Wolfram Syndrome at the Rare Disease Day event held at the National Institutes of Health on February 29, 2024. This event is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious gatherings for rare diseases, offering an excellent platform for us to raise awareness about Wolfram Syndrome. Even if you can't attend in person, you can still participate by watching my presentation remotely. Here is the link to access it:

Background and event information for Rare Disease Day at NIH, scheduled for February 29, 2024.

01/06/2024

Wolfram Syndrome Research Achievements in 2023 Fumihiko Urano

Dear Friends, I hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season. I want to take a moment to express my deep gratitude for your unwavering belief in and support of our mission to find a cure for Wolfram…

01/05/2024

My podcast interview discussing Wolfram syndrome was released in December 2023.

We are thrilled to have Dr. Fumihiko Urano on “It Happened To Me” as he is our co-host Cathy’s lead doctor, for her variant of the rare disease, Wolfram Synd...

07/14/2019

Updates on our clinical trial.
https://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/68/Supplement_1/85-LB?fbclid=IwAR2T3-qqcHN-MQe8W_9mhf_Ev33vEEY6CFUs9x6WMqHeyoHKLH5yV3Z1qHs

Wolfram syndrome is a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by juvenile-onset diabetes, optic nerve atrophy and mutation of the WFS1 gene. Calcium dyshomeostasis is a key mechanism underlying neuronal and pancreatic β-cell death and dysfunction in this endoplasmic reticulum (ER...

03/08/2018

Our new strategy for developing novel treatments to save Wolfram syndrome patients.

07/05/2017