| Emily with Dr. Igdoura and some members of his research team. |
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All of the money raised at Emily’s and Tyler’s garage sales goes to McMaster
University to fund research for Sialidosis.
There is no treatment for Sialidosis although Tyler did receive a bone marrow
transplant as a baby that was thought to be unsuccessful at the time.
The only research being done on this disorder is being done at McMaster
University by biology professor Dr. Suleiman Igdoura.
Dr. Igdoura’s research team is working on a gene therapy that will replace the
defective gene in Sialidosis sufferers.
They are close to completing a test of the therapy on animals which Mr.
Igdoura hopes will bring them closer to a clinical trial.
Link to McMaster University
http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/grad/medsci/research/faculty/igdoura.htm
| Help Emily Help Tyler |
| Fundraising Total Since 2005 $61,721.85 |
| Help Emily Help Tyler |
| McMaster University's President Dr. Peter George with Emily. |
| Emily with research assistants Erin and Gabe. |
| Emily with Dr. Igdoura. |